Suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have attacked a Forward Operating Base in Logomani, Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State, killing a soldier before burning a police outpost, a primary healthcare centre and two classrooms, according to the military and local residents.
The attack occurred late Tuesday night and comes amid ongoing military operations against insurgents across the North-east.
In a statement issued Thursday, the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Mohammed Goni, said troops deployed at the Forward Operating Base successfully repelled what he described as a coordinated attack.
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Although the attackers briefly breached part of the base’s defensive perimeter during the fighting, troops regrouped and forced them to retreat after inflicting casualties, Mr Goni, a lieutenant-colonel, said.
