The joint effort was part of the continuation of Operation Lake Sanity II, in Yuwe axis in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
He added that the troops engaged the Boko Haram insurgents after a fierce exchange of fire, they neutralized several terrorists while others withdrew.
“We killed many of them and lost one of our Civilian Joint Task Force members. We recovered ammunition, a motorcycle, eight bicycles, and several logistics items belonging to Sarki in the encounter.