Barely two days after an Army Chief, Tukur Buratai, claimed in a statement that Boko Haram had been defeated the terrorists’ launched simultaneous attacks on two bases of the Nigerian Military in Borno State on Saturday, resulting in the missing of an Army Commander as at the time of this report.
The terrorists attacked troops of 192 Battalion deployed to Delwa Village, along Maiduguri-Damboa Road in Konduga Local Government Area, and their colleagues attached to 242 Battalion in Marte Local Government Area towards Lake Chad.
The attacks also led one soldier feared dead and six others currently missing which include a Commander, while sources also revealed that loss of “unquantifiable” combat equipment were recorded in the wake of the incident.
The reports further stated that, the two coordinated attacks were carried out by the terrorists at about the same time, 6 p.m, and these attacks followed an earlier one recorded, on May 22, on an Army base in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State.
It is recalled that, the Gubio attack was on the camp housing the Nigerian Army 5 Brigade and the 159 Task Force Battalion, leaving at least one soldier killed and three others injured.
The bandits, who attacked the 192 Battalion reportedly launched from Alagarno forest in Damboa Local Government Area, operating in four Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and 12-gun trucks.
The troops were reported to initially dislodged the gang following, reinforcement from Maiduguri, about 30km away, as a result of withdrawal by the terrorists, and it was learnt that, the terrorists burnt a T55 armoured tank, made away with two gun trucks, a canter truck, one armoured personnel carrier, mortal gun and unquantifiable ammunition.
It was also gathered from a source that, reorganisation of the camp was ongoing, while the Saturday attacks recorded completely dislodged with no reinforcement unlike the Delwa incident, and it was learnt that it was much easier operation for the Boko Haram and “had enough time to cart away arms and ammunition.”
The Army spokesperson, Sagir Musa, as at the time of filing this report was yet to confirm or make statement on the ugly development.
The North-East of the country has been target of incessant attack by the terrorists over the years, which has claimed thousands of lives and displaced many innocent people
