Troops Eliminate 39
Troops Eliminate 39 Terrorists, Evacuate 20 Wounded
Soldiers
Troops of Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Sector 2
(Chad) and Sector 3 (Nigeria) while on clearance operation in
consonance with operation YANCIN TAFKI on Tuesday 16 April 2019
have neutralized 39 members of Boko Haram Terrorists in Cross Kauwa
village in the Lake Chad Region.
During the encounter, 20 soldiers were wounded and have been
evacuated for medical treatment. The following items were recovered
from the insurgents:
a. 2 x Gun Trucks.
b. 2 x Anti Aircraft Guns.
c. 9 x AK47 Rifles.
d. 1 x HK21 Rifle.
e. 4 x Rocket Propelled Guns.
Similarly, the Chadian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General
Tahir Erda paid a morale boosting visit to combined troops
undergoing Operation YANCIN TAFKI in the frontline. He was received
and briefed by the Land Component Commander of Operation YANCIN
TAFKI, Major General Olufemi Akinjobi in Kinnasara Cantonment
Monguno.
In his remarks, General Erda called for more regional
collaboration in ending the surge of insurgency in the Lake Chad
Basin. He urged the troops to create a good relationship towards
achieving the aim of the ongoing operation. He also visited Sector
3 Hospital where he checked on some sick soldiers and toured the
scene of the fire fight.
The Chadian CDS was accompanied by the Force Commander Multi
National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Major General Chikezie Ude, the
Chadian Chief of Army Staff and other top commanders of the MNJTF
and the Chadian Army.
Colonel Timothy Antigha
Chief of Military Public MNJTF
Colonel Ezindu Idimah
Deputy Director Army Public Relations
Sector 3 Operation LAFIYA DOLE