According to the report, the plan is designed to lure the soldiers into an ambush where they will be killed and their weapons seized.
According to the statement, the suspects are currently undergoing further investigation.
NAF says it has sustained its counter-terrorism offensive with precision airstrikes that destroyed terrorists’ structures and logistic hubs in the Mandara mountains of Borno.
“The terrorists’ employment of drones has also been curtailed,” said the military.
He said the troops, in a fierce firefight, killed one terrorist while others fled towards the Mandara Mountains.
Mr Ali said that the fleeing insurgents were subsequently engaged and neutralised, further crippling their operational capacity.
NAF said that the location was suspected to be sites for IED manufacturing and storage areas.
Mr Gabkwet said the operations were coordinated with the land component and other security agencies within the operational theatres.
