Nigeria Army kills 30 boko haram sects, recovers huge foreign currency

Firstclass newsline learnt that the Director, Defence Information,
Maj. Gen. Chris Olukolade, said in a statement on Monday that the Boko
Haram commander was killed when the Special Forces repelled an attack
on Mafa on Saturday.
Olukolade said that the terrorist, who was of the highest Amir cadre
of the Boko Haram, was among 30 terrorists killed in the Mafa battle.
The Defence spokesman said that several others fled the scene of the
battle with bullet wounds.
He said that the soldiers also captured some arms and ammunition,
tubes of rocket-propelled grenades, a buffalo vehicle and other
equipment from the insurgents.
According to him, the military only lost damaged equipment in the operation.
He stated further that the troops had commenced a mopping up operation
while the battle against the insurgents continued in several fronts in
the operation.
He said, "Thousands of Euro currency was found on the body of a
terrorist commander after troops successfully repelled terrorists on
Mafa towards the border.
"The terrorist, who was also an Amir by status and believed to be of
foreign descent, was among about 30 terrorist fighters who died in the
encounter while many others fled with wounds.
"The terrorists also lost a number of weapons and equipment including
the captured 13 rifles, a machine gun, rocket-propelled grenade tubes
and several other assorted ammunition.
A Toyota Buffalo vehicle was also recovered from the terrorists. Two
of their armoured vehicles were also destroyed in the battle.
"The only casualty on the side of our own troops was damaged
equipment. Mopping-up operations are ongoing in the general area.
"Meanwhile, the offensive on all terrorists' hideouts continues in many fronts."
Firstclassnewsline.net