Troops recover RPG after neutralizing ISWAP Commander in Yobe
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have recovered Rocket Propelled Grenade after nutrializing ISWAP commander during a fighting patrol in the Babbangida area of Yobe State.
Security sources said the development followed an earlier operation conducted on April 21 by troops of 233 Tank Battalion in conjunction with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) at Nanewa village.
According to the sources, intelligence later confirmed that one of the terrorists neutralised during the encounter was a commander identified as Abu Jarir, a member of the ISWAP Shura Council.
The sources added that troops carried out follow-up exploitation in the general area and recovered one rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) bomb with a damaged charger, believed to have been abandoned by fleeing insurgents.
No further contact was made with the terrorists during the subsequent operation.
