Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have thwarted an attempted terrorist infiltration of a military base in Borno State and safely evacuated 21 female students following intelligence of a planned attack.
The development was disclosed in an operational report released on Monday, detailing a series of counterterrorism operations across the North-East and North-West.
According to the report, troops of the 3 Battalion stationed at the Forward Operating Base in Logomani detected suspected ISWAP/JAS fighters attempting to encircle the military position through closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance. The soldiers responded swiftly, engaging the insurgents and forcing them to retreat before they could launch the attack.
In a separate operation, troops of Sector 3 acted on intelligence indicating that seven suspected ISWAP/JAS terrorists carrying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) had been sighted near the Water Board Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Monguno.
As a precautionary measure, the military evacuated 21 female students from a nearby hostel to Kinnasara Barracks. Three of the students reportedly suffered seizures during the evacuation but were treated and stabilised at a hospital. Security around the area was subsequently reinforced.
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Elsewhere, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, supported by local hunters, engaged suspected terrorists in Surajo village, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The fleeing insurgents abandoned three bicycles and two coolers during the encounter.
In Adamawa State, troops of the 247 Reconnaissance Battalion, working with local hunters, arrested a suspected cross-border kidnapper in Gaya, Mubi South Local Government Area. The suspect allegedly confessed to belonging to a kidnapping syndicate operating from the Solere Forest in Cameroon and crossing into Nigeria to carry out abductions.
The report also stated that troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA repelled suspected terrorists along the Wasagu–Ayu Road in Kebbi State, forcing the attackers to flee and abandon two motorcycles.
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