Troops foil ISWAP/JAS attack on military position in Borno

Nigerian troops of 3 Battalion (Mechanised)/24 Task Force Brigade person repelled an onslaught by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, and Jama’atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad, JAS, terrorists connected a subject presumption successful Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State.

This was made  known successful a station connected X by

Zagazola Makama, counter-insurgency and information adept successful Lake Chad region.

According to Makama, citing information sources, the onslaught occurred connected June 12 erstwhile the insurgents launched coordinated assaults connected the troops’ determination from the Wurge, Manawaji and Kinuba axes.

Makama stated that the troops responded with sustained firepower, supported by reinforcements from battalion office arsenic good arsenic mortar and artillery support, forcing the attackers to retreat.

Following the failed attack, troops and auxiliary forces conducted a follow-up cognition on the terrorists’ withdrawal way towards Wurge astatine astir 5:45 a.m.

During the operation, information unit recovered 3 unexploded RPG-7 high-explosive ordnances and 2 torchlights abandoned by the fleeing insurgents.

Sources said a main conflict vessel developed method faults aft the engagement, portion 1 worker sustained injuries from fragments of an RPG explosio...