About twenty nine troops of the Nigerian Army were killed in various encounters with the Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West African Province, ISWAP fighters in the North-East between January and May 2019.
This figure is obtained from official records of the Nigerian Army Headquarters, Abuja, and from military sources, detailing insurgents’ attacks, especially on military bases in the region.
Despite efforts by Operation Lafiya Dole and Operation Yancin Tafki involving troops of Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon, Boko Haram’s affiliation with the ISWAP fighters seems to make them more daring in attacking military bases.
During the general elections, specifically February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Army confirmed an attack by the terrorists on its outpost in the Geidam area of Yobe State.
On January 23rd, the army recorded the first casualties when Boko Haram fighters, in a convoy of at least five gun trucks, attacked Geidam in Yobe State and killed eight soldiers.During the attack, the insurgents attacked some security men attached to the Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic in the community.
