Redirecting war against insurgency
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The war against insurgency in the north eastern part of the country has been, incontrovertibly, fought with doggedness and determination by the armed forces since the insurgency started in 2010.
Orchestrated by the Boko Haram insurgency group, the war has caused devastating and wonton destructions of lives and property across the country, especially in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe; as well as cities such as Kano, Abuja and Kaduna, among others, where there were reports of bombings between 2012 and 2015.
Before now, several local government areas in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe were under the control the insurgents with a “caliphate’’ in Gwoza town in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno.
…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.”
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Nigerian troops have eliminated scores of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Boko Haram terrorists during the invasion of their base at Marte town in Borno State.