JUST IN: Troops Engage Boko Haram, ISWAP Terrorists In Fresh Borno Attack

Army troops, on Monday, engaged Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in a gun battle during an attack in Borno State.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that army troops, on Monday night, engaged Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists during an attack in Ajiri community in the Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State.

Military sources disclosed that the troops engaged the terrorists in a gun battle after the insurgents invaded the community in gun trucks and targeted the army’s base.

“Ajiri in Mafa LGA is under Boko Haram and ISWAP attack. Troops are currently battling to keep the area safe,” a source disclosed.

Earlier, ISWAP and Boko Haram, EKO HOT BLOG gathered, attacked the Forward Operational Base of the Nigerian Army in the Bula Yobe area of Borno State, killing two soldiers.

It was learnt that the terrorists on gun trucks invaded the base on Sunday, exchanging gunfire with troops of 152 Task Force Battalion attached to Operation Hadan Kai who were stationed at the base.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday, confirmed the attack by the insurgents, noting that two soldiers were killed while 12 terrorists died.

Nwachukwu stated, “Troops of 152 Task Force Battalion in conjunction with the Air Component of Operation Hadan Kai dealt a devastating blow on marauding Boko Haram and ISWAP while attempting to infiltrate the Forward Operational Base at Bula Yobe in Borno State.

“The terrorists, who came mounted on Gun trucks and several motorcycles attacked the location via an unsuspected crossing point but were met with a heavy volume of fire from the vigilant troops. The land troops, in their usual dexterity swiftly and decisively engaged the terrorists, subsequently forcing them to retreat, having lost initiative,” the statement read in part.

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