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May 19, 2019
About twenty nine troops of the Nigerian Army werekilled in various encounters with the Boko Haram and the Islamic State in WestAfrican Province, ISWAP fighters in the North-East between January and May2019.
This figure is obtained from official records of theNigerian Army Headquarters, Abuja, and from military sources, detailinginsurgents’ attacks, especially on military bases in the region.
Despite efforts by Operation Lafiya Dole andOperation Yancin Tafki involving troops of Niger Republic, Chad and Cameroon,Boko Haram’s affiliation with the ISWAP fighters seems to make them more daringin attacking military bases.
During the general elections, specifically February23 Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Army confirmed an attackby the terrorists on its outpost in the Geidam area of Yobe State.
On January 23rd, the army recorded the firstcasualties 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 somesecurity men attached to the Mai Idris Alooma Polytechnic in the community.