…Attackers were decimated, Nigeria Army claims
Terrorists aligned with the Islamic State militant group have captured a military base in Borno state after overnight clashes with troops, sources told AFP on Saturday.
Machine-gun wielding fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked the base in the town of Marte in the Lake Chad area overnight Friday into Saturday, two sources said.
“The priority now is to reclaim the base from the terrorists and an operation is underway,” one of the sources said.
We took a hit from ISWAP terrorists. They raided the base in Marte after a fierce battle.”
Mr Enenche says the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter gunships engaged the convoy of ISWAP terrorists' gun trucks as they approached Marte axis for reinforcement.
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA
After successfully repelling a Boko Haram/ Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists’ attack on Marte, with the destruction of seven gun trucks by a combined ground and air operations, the Air Task Force of
Operation Lafiya Dole, on Saturday night, obliterated additional six gun trucks and eliminated scores of terrorists, who were attempting to reinforce their colleagues in the attack.
Major General John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, said so, adding, “This occurred on the night of January 15 through to the early hours of January 16 as the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) helicopter gunships engaged the convoy of Boko Haram/ ISWAP gun trucks as they approached Marte axis for reinforcement.
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