The military on Friday said it foiled an attempt by some terrorists in Maiduguri to free some of their detained colleagues. This is contained in a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director, Defence Information, in Abuja. ”The attack has been successfully repelled with heavy human casualty on the terrorists.” “Pockets of terrorists, apparently in […]
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The military on Friday said it foiled an attempt by some terrorists in Maiduguri to free some of their detained colleagues.
This is contained in a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director, Defence Information, in Abuja.
”The attack has been successfully repelled with heavy human casualty on the terrorists.”
“Pockets of terrorists, apparently in a move to boost their depleted stock of fighters this morning, attacked a military location in Maiduguri.”
“This is with a view to freeing their colleagues who are being held in detention,” Olukolade said.
He said that many of the terrorists and their weapons had been captured, adding that four soldiers were wounded and were being treated.
Olukolade added that the terrorists were being pursued, as land, and air operations were ongoing alongside cordoning and search of the surrounding localities.
According to him, no institution has been reported attacked, although the effect of firing from the encounter could be noticed in surrounding facilities in Maiduguri.
”It is believed that this terrorists attempt is in response to the intensity of attacks on their strongholds in camps at Talala, Monguzum, Sambisa forests, Gwoza, Mandara mountains in Borno, as well as the general area of Lake Chad.
”The camps have been destroyed and many insurgents killed,” he said. (NAN)
