Five soldiers, three CJTF members killed as troops foil terrorist attack on military base in Borno

Troops of the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Mandaragirau nether the 25 Brigade of Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, person repelled a violent onslaught connected their presumption successful Borno State, sidesplitting respective insurgents during a fierce speech of gunfire.

The improvement was disclosed successful a connection issued on Friday by Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani, Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI.

According to the statement, the onslaught occurred astatine astir 3:00 a.m. erstwhile suspected terrorists attempted to breach sections of the subject basal nether the screen of dense rainfall and mediocre visibility.

Operation HADIN KAI said troops responded with a counter-offensive that thwarted the onslaught and inflicted casualties connected the insurgents.

The military, however, confirmed that 5 soldiers mislaid their lives during the aggravated firefight and close-quarter combat that followed the attempted penetration of the base.

The connection besides disclosed that 3 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were killed during the encounter.

According to the military, immoderate instrumentality was affected during the speech of fire, portion injured unit were evacuated by the Air Component Command for aesculapian treatment.

“The wounded person been promptly airlifted and ...