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.
He further disclosed that the base was razed down as arms
and ammunition were stolen by the invaders.
“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.
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