Army confirms armed drone attacks on troops by ISWAP terrorists in Borno
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The attack followed a series of well-coordinated successful night, dawn surprise operations at Bula Dalo on Wednesday during which more than 12 terrorists were killed and others were compelled to flee in disarray, according to Uba.
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja
….Troops kill 18 ISWAP terrorists, recover weapons in multiple operations
Nigerian Army has confirmed death of some of its troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force in multiple armed drones attack by ISWAP terrorists in the early hours of Thursday in Sabo Gari area of Borno State.
An excavator and lowbed also got damaged as a result of the armed drone attack, Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI Exploitation said in a statement.
The attack followed a series of well-coordinated successful night, dawn surprise operations at Bula Dalo on Wednesday during which more than 12 terrorists were killed and others were compelled to flee in disarray, according to Uba.
He added that the troops recovered four AK-47 rifles, one PKT anti aircraft gun, one Rocket Propelled Gun, and one multiple grenade launcher from the location after the terrorists fled.
The Army spokesperson also revealed that in a separate, deliberate operation at Garno terrorist camp, troops of Sector 1 had further degraded the capabilities of the terrorists by neutralizing six of their members, destroying their life-support structures, and recovering a huge cache of PKT anti aircraft ammunition.
However, Uba added that troops of Sector 2 OPHK at Sabon Gari were confronted with an ISWAP attack supported by multiple armed drones in the early hours of 29 January 2025 in Sabo Gari area of Borno which resulted in killing of soldiers and Civilian JTF members.
He added that although the terrorists briefly breached a part of the defensive location, the gallant troops swiftly repelled the assault, held their ground, and restored full control with timely reinforcement from nearby locations.
“Regrettably, some courageous troops and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force paid the supreme price in the course of defending the location, while an excavator and lowbed also got damaged as a result of the armed drone attack. Exploitation of the area is ongoing as operations continue to deny terrorists freedom of action,” Uba said.
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