DHQ confirms attack on military base in Borno, troops repel insurgents
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By: Zagazola Makama
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled a coordinated terrorist attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno.
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DHQ confirms attack on military base in Borno, troops repel insurgents
By: Zagazola Makama
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has confirmed that troops of Operation Hadin Kai successfully repelled a coordinated terrorist attack on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
Onoja said the attack, which targeted the Headquarters of the 29 Task Force Brigade, occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on Thursday when insurgents attempted to breach the defensive perimeter of the formation.
He said the troops, under the leadership of the Brigade Commander, Brig.-Gen. Oseni Braimah, responded with superior firepower and tactical coordination, forcing the attackers to retreat.
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...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not
reallyMoslems....
West Africa Province, ISWAP, murderous Moslems on a military base in Benisheikh, Borno State.
However,
man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them...
the Defence Headquarters was silent on reports that the ISWAP murderous Moslems killed Brig.-Gen. O. O. Braimah, a Brigade Commander of the Joint Task Force in Benesheikh, during the attack.
The DHQ described the assault as a sign of desperation by terrorist groups following recent losses in ongoing military operations in the North-East.
The military confirmed that some soldiers were killed during the encounter. It said the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede, has paid tribute to the fallen personnel and extended condolences to their families.
Meanwhile,
...back at the precinct house, Don Calamari's lawyer was getting even redder in the face...
clearance operations are ongoing in the area to track fleeing gunnies and prevent them from regrouping.