Insurgency: MNJTF Kills Several ISWAP Terrorists, Destroys Equipment In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 2, 2019
TheMultinational Joint Task Force has killed several ISWAP terrorists anddestroyed their equipment including weapons, ammunition and logistics in TumbumRego, northern Borno.
Theincident occurred on Saturday as the terrorists were preparing to launch anoffensive on the troops.
Ina statement by the Chief of Military Public Information, MNJTF, N’Djamena –Chad, Colonel Timothy Antigha, says Battle damage assessment has indicated thatthe air interdiction had a devastating impact, as pockets of ISWAP build up andlogistics hidden under trees in Tumbum Rego have been in ruined.
Ina related development, ISWAP assets in Mallam Zuberu and Alagarno were alsotargeted and neutralized. Similarly, improvised explosive devices planted byISWAP operatives in Layi Koura area of Nguigmi in Niger Republic was discoveredand defused by troops.
Inthe past couple of weeks, ISWAP suicide bombers struck in Kaiga – kindjiria; arural community in the Republic of Chad as well as Gubio in Borno State, in aneffort by ISWAP to revamp its dream of establishing a caliphate in parts ofNorthern Nigeria and other areas of the Lake Chad Basin.