OPHK troops foil ISWAP attack on Borno base, recover weapons

…Several terrorists neutralised, soldiers injured

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri

MAIDUGURI — Troops of the Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have foiled an attempted attack by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State.

The Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force, North East, Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Maiduguri.

Goni said the attack occurred at about 12:20am on Monday when a large number of terrorists attempted to overrun the troops’ position.

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