The Nigerian Army said troops of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation
HADIN KAI in the North-East successfully foiled a dawn attack by
Boko Haram and Islamic State of West Africa Province terrorists on
Damboa town on Sunday.
The director, Army Public Relations, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu,
said the terrorists in the early hours of August 8, 2021 made a futile
effort to infiltrate the town, as they were met with heavy volume of fire
from the vigilant troops.
He said the terrorists suffered debilitating gunshot wounds from troops’
fire while attempting to infiltrate the town with unconfirmed numbers of
foot soldiers and some mounted on motorcycles, forcing them to beat the
retreat in disarray.
He said while the troops were currently on the trail of the fleeing
terrorists, however, in the exchange of fire that ensued, two vehicles
belonging to the Civilian Joint Task Force were razed by fire.
The Army high command, therefore, commended troops of Operation
HADIN KAI for their vigilance and swift response in quelling the attack
and also urged them not to allow any form of distraction from the
marauding terrorists, whose ranks have suffered enormous depletion in
manpower as a result of ongoing air and artillery bombardments.
