Nigeria: Troops repelled attack in Bama as one soldier killed in Pulka

Nigeria: Troops repelled attack in Bama as one soldier killed in Pulka

By: Zagalola Makama

Troops of 21 armored Brigade Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) Bama, have repelled an attack by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on the outskirts of the town in Borno State, northeast Nigeria..

NEWSng gathered that the terrorists stormed the town from the Sambisa axis through Yarimari Gana in the early morning of April 24 2023, at about 0200 hours in an attempt to cause havoc.

A counter-insurgency expert, and Security analyst in the Lake Chad region, revealed that the troops were swiftly deployed to the scene where they engaged the terrorists at the back of the Bama IDPs camp forcing them to flee.

Recalled that troops of 21-Armored Brigade, Bama, and 199 Special Forces Battalion in collaboration with Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), had between April 17 to 20th 2023, killed 35 terrorists and captured one Alhaji Baana after its destroyed 12 camps of the Boko Haram, located in Bama Local Government Area.

The attempted attack by the terrorists could be a way of retuning the favour as another set of the ISWAP elements carried out another attack in another military outpost in Pulka, where a soldier was reportedly killed in action.

NEWSng learnt that, the Nigerian military is bracing up to the challenges ahead of the raining season to ensure crippling down the activities of the insurgents with a push into the areas of their hibernation in and around Borno state.

Nigeria: Troops repelled attack in Bama as one soldier killed in Pulka