The troops of 231 and 331 Battalion together with some elements of Armed Forces Special Forces of 3 Division, acting on
credible intelligence on Saturday entered and cleared remnants of Boko Haram terrorists hiding in Doksa located in Biu Local Government Area of Borno
Acting Army Spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman said during the clearance, the troops killed 2 Boko Haram terrorists and recovered military uniforms, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 1 AK-47 rifle and 2 Dane Guns. They also captured one Boko Haram terrorist alive, who gave his name as Musa Abdullahi.He said the troops also encountered 2 Improvised Explosive Devices buried along their route of advance which they successfully detonated. They also recovered 2 pick up vans, 25 motorcycles, 30 bicycles and grinding machines, as well as large quantity of foodstuffs.
Colonel Usman said troops discovered that apart from burying Improvised Explosive Devices, the terrorists contaminated sources of water in the area
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