Nigerian soldiers

Nigerian Army said its troops of 145 and 158 Task Force Battalions, 5 Brigade killed four Boko Haram insurgents as they smashed a fish smuggling ring perpetrated by the terrorists to fund their criminal activities during a joint ambush operation conducted in Julari village, along Kareto – Damasak road, Borno State on Friday.

Colonel Timothy Antigha, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 8 Task Force Division who said this in a statement released on Saturday said a soldier was killed during the operation.

He added that the troops recovered 1 AK 47 riffle, 1 Toyota Hilux pickup, 3 Motorcycles, 35 bags of dry fish, 1 bag of bush meat, 3 bags of sugar and 60 litres of engine oil from the insurgents.