7 Soldiers Injured, As Troops foil ISWAP attack on motorists in Borno, Yobe states

7 Soldiers Injured, As Troops foil ISWAP attack on motorists in Borno, Yobe states

By: James Bwala

Troops of Operation ‘Hadin Kai’ on Saturday foiled ambush attacks on some motorists and commuters in Borno and Yobe states, northeast Nigeria..

The attacks, which occurred on two highways in Borno State, were staged by fighters of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP).

It was gathered that the terrorists, had first mounted multiple check-points at Banki Junction to kidnapped civilians in Bama local government area of the State.

NEWSng gathered that mobile troops of 151 Task Force Battalion, on patrol within the general area, foiled the insurgents’ operation immediately after responding to a distress call.

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According to a military commander, the ISWAP fighters who had held some civilians captive on the road, fled on sighting approaching troops, abandoning their victims in the process.

He said one of the commercial vehicles’ rear screens was damaged by gunshot, but there was no loss of life.

Similarly, troops of 152 Battalion, on a separate patrol along Bula Yobe – Darel Jamel road on Sunday, 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 newsmen 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 in Delwa – Bulabulin, Damboa Local Government Area on Saturday.

“No fatality was recorded during the incident but 7 soldiers’ sustained injuries and evacuated to Maiduguri for prompt medical attention.”

7 Soldiers Injured, As Troops foil ISWAP attack on motorists in Borno, Yobe states