The Army, in a statement on its X handle on Thursday, said the troops, on arrival at the scene, launched a counter-attack on the terrorists overpowering and compelling them to flee in disarray. 'Accordingly, troops engaged the terrorists in a hot pursuit, leading to an intense gun battle, which resulted in the elimination of five suspected terrorists and seizure of several weapons,' the statement said.
According to the statement, the troops recovered one PKT Machine Gun with a link belt containing 94 rounds of ammunition, 2 AK-47 rifles with 3 magazines containing 11 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, one Sub Machine Gun with a magazine, and a Sienna SUV with registration number Ebonyi CHR-364JC. 'The Nigerian Army will continue to operate in synergy with sister services and other security agencies to combat the terrorists' activities by IPOB and its armed affiliate, the ESN.