Four soldiers have been killed in an attack by suspected ISWAP terrorists on security installations in Auno community, Konduga LGA of Borno state.
The incident occurred on February 5 at approximately 11pm.
The assailants were said to have simultaneously targeted
military forward operating bases (FOB), the police crack squad, and rapid
response squad (RRS) bases, while sporadically firing into the compounds.
According to military sources, the attackers planted an
improvised explosive device (IED) along the road to prevent reinforcements.
“A military gun truck en route to the scene triggered the
IED, fatally injuring four soldiers,” the source said.
The sources added that several soldiers sustained varying
degrees of injuries during the attack.
Inspector Salisu Adamu, attached to the police crack squad
in Maiduguri, was shot in the leg and is currently receiving treatment at the
State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri.
The injured soldiers were evacuated to the Military Hospital
at the 7 Division Nigerian Army Headquarters, where four of them, who sustained
fatal injuries, were certified dead.
Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, alongside personnel of the
police crack squad, RRS, and local hunters, were said to have successfully
repelled the attack.
Borno has remained a hotspot for terror attacks in Nigeria,
with both soldiers and civilians frequently targeted.
The attack comes just days after dozens of residents were
killed and several houses set ablaze when suspected terrorists attacked the
Nuku and Woro communities in Kaiama LGA of Kwara state.
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