Onyema-Aziken
Attempt by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on two highways in Borno State have been foiled by troops of the Nigerian Military deployed for Operation ‘Hadin Kai’.
PRNigeria reports that troops responded to distress call in after thr terrorists mounted multiple check-points at Banki Junction to kidnapped civilians in Bama local government area of the State, yesterday.
A top military intelligence commander said that mobile troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, on patrol within the general area, foiled the insurgents’ operations as they had held some civilians captive on the road.
The ISWAP fighters fled on sighting approaching troops, abandoning their victims in the process.
Similarly, troops of 152 Battalion, on a separate patrol along Bula Yobe – Darel Jamel road yesterday, responded to a distress call about another ISWAP attack on motorists.
Meanwhile, in another development, seven Nigerian soldiers survived bomb attacks when they ran into an Improvised Explosive Device(IED), planted by ISWAP terrorists along Maiduguri-Damboa road.
An intelligence source told PRNigeria that the troops were on a long-range patrol to protect commuters when the incident occurred.
“The soldiers from the 134 Special Forces Battalion 7 Division Garrison Maiduguri were escorting commuters when their vehicle stepped on the IED planted along the route Delwa – Bulabulin, Damboa Local Government Area on Saturday, Feb 12, 2022.
“No fatality was recorded during the incident but 7 soldiers sustained injuries and evacuated to Maiduguri for prompt medical attention.”
