Troops repel ISWAP attack in Damasak, three residents shot

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, successful collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF/Hunters Group person repelled an onslaught by suspected ISWAP terrorists successful Damasak town, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State.

This was made known by a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, successful a station connected his authoritative X grip connected Wednesday.

The root revealed that the assailants invaded the municipality astir 10:30 p.m., opening sporadic gunfire that sent residents fleeing successful panic.

“Three civilians, Goni Dauda, 25, of Zanna Umarti Ward; Modu Ya’asham, 32, of Gajiram Town; and Asinamai David, 25, of Bula Kara, Gubio Town, were fatally deed by stray bullets, portion Kellu Bukar, 40, an IDP campy resident, sustained a thorax coiled and is presently receiving attraction astatine General Hospital Damasak,” Makama said.

It added that the troops stormed the country and engaged the terrorists successful a dense weapon conflict forcing them to fly with slug wounds, stressing that the troops aboriginal visited the country and evacuated the victims.

According to the source, the corpses of Goni Dauda and Modu Ya’asham were released to their families for burial according to Islamic rites, portion Asinamai David was buried according to Christian rites.

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