Police rescue soldiers attacked by Boko Haram, recover 60 rifles, gun truck

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The Nigerian police counter-terrorism unit in Base 8, Maiduguri, has rescued a patrol team of soldiers attacked by Boko Haram terrorists on Monday along Auno road.

in Base 8, Maiduguri, has rescued a patrol team of soldiers attacked by Boko Haram terrorists on Monday along Auno road.Before the arrival of the police, the Boko Haram elements had killed two soldiers, kidnapped others and carted away two gun trucks, about 60 AK47 rifles and some ammunition.

In a video seen by this newspaper where the Nigerian police team gave an account of the rescue mission, the leader of the team said their patrol vehicle was moving along Auno road when they saw a military vehicle packed on an untarred and deserted road. “I said let us scrutinize the vehicle. we saw this number of arms and decided to pick them out,” the officer, who wore a bulletproof vest and face cap with SARS crested on them, noted.

He said their decision was taken to avoid being mistaken for terrorists since “we didn’t communicate with the army.”

 

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Before the arrival of the police, the Boko Haram elements had killed two soldiers, kidnapped others and carted away two gun trucks, about 60 AK47 rifles and some ammunition.

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