Freshly buried corpses of Boko Haram members have been uncovered by Nigerian troops battling the recalcitrant sect in the north-eastern part of Nigeria.
Part of the corpses
Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion of 7 Brigade Nigerian Army on Operation LAFIYA DOLE while on mop up and clearance patrol yesterday, came across swallow graves of Boko Haram terrorists that escaped with gun shot wounds and died after an encounter on 13th January 2017.
As seen in the pictures, they were hurriedly buried by their sect members in swallow graves according to a press release by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman.
Similarly, the troops recovered a 36 Hand Grenade and one 12.7 X 108mm round of ammunition concealed by the terrorists.
The troops have continued their patrols by dominating the general area of Baga, Kangarwa and Dogonchikun with a view to intercepting fleeing Boko Haram terrorists.
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