Several Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists were killed on Friday when they ambushed a Nigerian Army convoy in Kukawa, Northeast Nigeria.
Sources said the Nigerian troops and their civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) counterparts, were heading to Kukawa town from Kauwa settlement in Borno State, for operation against terrorists.
The troops, however, repelled the attack at Kukawa and Gudumbali axis, by ‘gallantly’ engaging the terrorists in the resulting gun battle.
However, some soldiers of the Nigerian Army were feared ‘critically’ injured.
According to the source, “the troops, together with unspecified numbers of CJTF were on patrol when the ISWAP insurgents launched an attack on their convoy of seven vehicles.
“Though many terrorists were killed, some soldiers were unfortunately grievously wounded during the bloody combat.”
The source, equally said that though three civilian JTF members were declared missing, troops have since launched a search and rescue operation to free the missing CJTF vigilantes.
Meanwhile, a similar attack on Friday by Boko Haram terrorists at Kukareta along Maiduguri-Damaturu Road was successfully repelled by troops.
It is not yet clear if any soldier was killed during the attack.
First published by PRNigeria