Two soldiers, scores of terrorists dead as ISWAP attack military base in Borno

At slightest 2 soldiers and an unspecified fig of ISWAP fighters person been killed during an onslaught connected Forward Operating Base, FOB MAGUMERI, nether Sector 3 successful Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno State.

Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba disclosed that the incidental occurred connected Thursday greeting erstwhile the daredevil terrorists attempted to infiltrate the determination nether mediocre visibility.

The connection revealed that though the terrorists recorded insignificant breaches connected an isolated conception of the subject base, troops fought gallantly and decisively contained and defeated the onslaught “by neutralising scores of the terrorists”.

“It is important to authorities that further exploitation of the wide country revealed extended humor trails, assemblage drags and the betterment of violent corpses, confirming the dense casualties inflicted connected the attackers during the failed assault.

“Troops besides recovered a ample cache of arms and ammunition from the fleeing terrorists to see PKT automatic anti-aircraft guns, AK 47 rifles and magazines.

“Regrettably, 2 gallant soldiers paid the ultimate terms successful the people of the battle, portion an serviceman and different wounded unit are presently unchangeable and receiving due aesculapian attention.

“Additionally, immoderate instrumentality was damaged by occurrence during the engagement arsenic good arsenic impermanent structures which ca...