The soldiers also rescued some victims kidnapped by the Boko Haram, the official said.
The Nigerian Army troops of 28 Task Force Brigade in Chibok and Askira have killed about 48 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 11 abducted victims in an onslaught in Borno.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
Mr Yerima said that troops achieved the feat while acting on credible intelligence that some remnants of insurgents were fleeing due to the intensity of troops’ operations in Sambisa Forest.
He said the troops laid ambush for the terrorists on Chibok-Damboa axis, killing nine while several others escaped with fatal gunshot wounds in one encounter.
Mr Yerima said that the troops also recovered seven AK47 Rifles and freed three kidnapped victims.
He said that troops of 28 Task Force Brigade located in Askira also laid a successful ambush along Askira – Chibok Main Supply Route (MSR) and neutralised 39 terrorists in another encounter.
The army spokesperson also disclosed that the troops successfully rescued eight kidnapped victims from the terrorists in the course of the encounter.
“Unfortunately, however, one of the kidnapped victims sustained injury to his leg while in the hands of his abductors.
“He has since been conveyed to a military medical facility for immediate treatment,” he said.
