The Defense Headquarters has said that groups of terrorists in the Northwest suffered heavy casualties when they laid ambush for troops of Operation ”Hadarin Daji” in Zamfara.
The Director of Defence, Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the troops had on May 12, encountered two separate ambushes at Kuran Mota Village as well as along Road Alikere – Yarmalimai Village in Zamfara.
According to him, the troops fought fiercely to extricate themselves from the situation, leading to the loss of four soldiers while three were wounded in action in the first ambush.
He said five soldiers sustained minor injuries of gunshot wounds in the second ambush incident and the soldiers have been stabilized as they were evacuated to FOB Faskari for medication care.
“During the ambush, troops received support from the air component Operation Hadarin Daji as well as reinforcement from FOB Yarmalimai.
“The joint effort of both forces dealt a severe blow to the coalition of terrorists that gathered in numerical strength to execute both ambushes.
“Accordingly, several of the terrorists were neutralized as they suffered heavy casualties.
“Troops have unlocked the change in tactics of these terrorists and made necessary adjustments to maintain tactical superiority on the battlefield,” he said.
