BEVERLY HILLS, August 17, (THEWILL) – Troops of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in a dawn raid operation Friday cleared a terrorists’ camp in Buduram, north of Doron Baga, Borno State, where terrorists were massing up and reorganizing to carry out a reprisal attacks after being routed in Doron Baga in a previous encounter last Sunday.Â
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The Ministry of Defence in a statement on its website said, “17 terrorists died in the raid operation while some who escaped into neighbouring islands in the Lake Chad Peninsula are still being pursued.”
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The statement said calm has been restored in Doron Baga after the Sunday attack by terrorists who infiltrated the community with some of them disguising as women in hijab.
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5 of the terrorist died in the counter offensive to defend Doron Baga by troops of the MNJTF.  Many of the inhabitants of the community who had fled into nearby bushes for safety are now returning, the defence statement added.
