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LAGOS, July 14 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 bodies of Boko Haram terrorists had been recovered after troops of 119 Task Force Battalion stationed in Kangarwa northern Borno repelled an attack on Tuesday night, the Nigerian Army said Wednesday.
Spokesperson for the Army Col. Sani Usman said the attack which started at about 6:30 p.m, local time was successfully repelled after about three hours of exchange of heavy gunfire that inflicted tremendous casualties on the terrorists.
Usman said one gallant soldier paid the supreme price, while 11 others were wounded in action and one of the unit's gun truck was badly damaged.
Troops recovered two Rocket Propelled Grenades seven (RPG 7) tubes, a 60mm Mortar tube, two Machine Guns, 12 AK-47 rifles and one Light Machine Gun, he added.
According to him, the body of the gallant soldier and those wounded in action are being evacuated, while the unit is carrying out mop-up operation.
Kangarwa had been a stronghold of the insurgents in northern Borno until it was recaptured by the Nigerian forces.
Kangarwa and its environs used to be the major rallying point for insurgents coming into Nigeria from Niger and Chad.
