Troops of 152 Task Force Battalion on Sunday killed 12 Boko Haram fighters in a failed attack in Borno State. The Director of Army Public Relation, Brig. Gen. Onyeama Nwachukwu, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday, however, said two soldiers died and five others injured in the attack. He said the insurgents tried to attack a Forward Operation Base at Bula Yobe in Borno State before they were repelled by troops. The army spokesman said the operation was largely successful due to the proper coordination between the air component of Operation Hadin Kai and the ground troops. According to Nwachukwu, gun trucks and other lethal weapons were recovered from the terrorists. The statement read: “Troops of 152 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI on Sunday, 27 June 2021 dealt a devastating blow on marauding Boko Haram (BHT) and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) while attempting to infiltrate the Forward Operational Base at Bula Yobe in Borno State.