By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
Troops of the 19 Brigade, Sector 3 of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have repelled an attempted infiltration by suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters into Cross Kauwa community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The military said the attackers suffered heavy casualties and were forced to retreat after encountering intense resistance from troops.
Acting Media Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
According to him, the incident occurred at about 10:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, when the insurgents allegedly attempted to exploit the cover of darkness to breach the troops’ location.
