ISWAP Fighters Invade Nigeria Military Base, Cart Away Weapons, Set It Ablaze
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Insurgents suspected to be members of the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) overran a military formation in the southern part of Borno State on Tuesday and cart away weapons after a fierce gun battle with the troops.
It was
learnt that the fighters rode on about 10 utility vehicles to storm the
military formation at Kwamdi village, Damboa local government area, on Tuesday
evening.
They were said to have burnt down one Ammour Personal Carrier(APC) and a gun
truck. According to a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), Hamidu Abu,
the deadly group targeted soldiers camp but not residents.
“They came at about 4 p.m. and due to the sand storms it was difficult for
soldiers to repel them. They burnt down the base including APC and four other
vehicles. “I can’t ascertain if there was any causality figure,” Abu said.
A security source confirmed that the base came under attack from gunmen
believed to be ISWAP fighters at about 4 pm and it lasted for about an hour and
30 minutes. The source added that fighters seized the opportunity of the sand
storm to penetrate the base.
“Our base at Kwamdi came under attack but we didn’t lose any of our personnel
to the attackers, unfortunately the base suffered some damages,” the security
source told Daily Trust.
There has not been any official reaction from the Nigerian military.
Dailytrust
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