The Nigerian military said its troops in the Northeast on Thursday, eliminated 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) at Rann military base.
It also said seven, including two of its officers and five soldiers lost their lives during were crossfire that ensured between the ISWAP fighters and troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
The terrorists were killed while attempting to attack a military base in Rann, a town ravaged by insurgency, in Borno state.
Two military officers and five soldiers, however, were among the casualties of the crossfire that ensured between the ISWAP fighters and troops of Operation Hadin Kai.
A military intelligence source told PRNigeria that the armed terrorists stormed the town on several gun trucks and engaged the military in a gun battle.
“The terrorists could not subdue the gallant troops, during the crossfire. At the last count this morning, we recovered 24 of their dead bodies killed in the gun battle, while the rest fled with injuries.
“We also recovered huge sophisticated weapons apart from their gun trucks that were completely destroyed by airstrikes,” the source said.
