Troops of 27 Task Force Battalion of Operation Lafiya Dole, on a long range fighting patrol, successfully conducted a raid operation on Boko Haram camp in Yaridiri forest in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state.
In the encounter with the insurgents during the raid, the superior fire power of the troops forced the insurgents to flee in disarray with gunshot wounds, abandoning a huge sum of money and several other items. The troops recovered three AK 47 rifle magazines, 21 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special) ammunition, a motorcycle and two mobile handsets. The troops also recovered the sum of Two million, Two Hundred and Eight Thousand Naira (#2, 208,000.00) from the hideout. Troops have destroyed the hideout in situ.
