Troops foil multiple infiltration attempts in Borno, force terrorists into retreat

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, foiled aggregate coordinated infiltration attempts by ISWAP terrorists crossed Borno State successful the aboriginal hours of Friday.

A connection signed by Captain Mohammed Goni, the Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters, Joint Task Force (NORTH East) Operation HADIN KAI, Maiduguri, said that betwixt 0020 hours (12:20 a.m.) and 0230 hours (2:30 a.m.), the terrorists attempted to infiltrate into Muna Garage, Shuwari village, and the Ajilari Cross axis to summation entree into the Metropolis.

It said that with aboriginal informing mechanisms emplaced, troops swiftly detected the advancing terrorists and engaged them from aggregate axes with close firepower, decisively frustrating each attempts to infiltrate.

In abstracted incidents, the connection added that troops besides thwarted further infiltration attempts by the terrorists astatine Miringa and Dutsen Kura successful Buratai.

During the pursuit of the fleeing terrorists astatine Miringa, the connection said that a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, MRAP, conveyance triggered an Improvised Explosive Device,...