Troops Foil Boko Haram Tax Raid, Recover AK-47 in Borno

A subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle, an AK-47 magazine, 15 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one locally fabricated pistol and three rounds of 9mm ammunition.

Troops of the 226 Battalion, Sector 4, Operation HADIN KAI, have foiled a Boko Haram tax collection operation in Borno State, forcing the insurgents to flee and abandoning weapons and ammunition.

Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed this in a statement posted on X, saying the operation followed credible intelligence that suspected Boko Haram fighters were moving within the battalion’s area of responsibility to collect illegal levies from herders.

According to him, troops, working with local hunters, laid an ambush along the Gaba-Dzangola high ground in Guyaku District at about 11:15 p.m. on August 6.

Makama said contact was established with the terrorists at about 4:42 a.m. on August 7, resulting in a firefight that forced the insurgents to retreat into the surrounding terrain.

A subsequent search of the area led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle, an AK-47 magazine, 15 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one locally fabricated pistol and three rounds of 9mm ammunition.

He said no casualties were recorded among the troops during the operation.

The operation, he added, is part of sustained efforts by Operation HADIN KAI to restrict terrorists’ freedom of movement and disrupt their illegal taxation networks, which provide funding and logistical support for insurgent activities in parts of Borno State.

Makama said the troops cleared the area and returned safely to their base after the operation.