Boko Haram Terrorists Attack Millitary Headquaters
Boko
Haram insurgents attempted to enter the 113 battalion headquarters
located at the northern Borno town of Kareto in an early morning attack
on Monday but were expelled by troops of the Nigerian Army.
The Army Spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman said in
an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi
that troops of the 113 battalion, with aerial support from the Nigerian
Air Force, successfully repelled the attack on the town and the
battalion headquarters. He said scores of the insurgents were killed in
the attack while others escaped.
He said that calm has since returned to
the town and reinforcement had been sent to the unit to forestall any
attacks while troops were still on the trail of the insurgents.
Usman said 2 officers and 22 soldiers who were wounded had been taken to Maiduguri for prompt medical attention.
“You will recall that Boko Haram
terrorists attacked our troops location at Kareto this morning but were
successfully repelled by our troops. The situation has since been
brought under control and reinforcement sent to the location. So far,
our troops had two officers and 22 soldiers wounded in the attack and
they have been taken to the military hospital in Maiduguri for
treatment,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls
that the military had recently cleared many hideouts of the insurgents
in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa including their purported Spiritual
Headquarters at the Alagarno forest.
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