Troops repel terrorists’ attack on Kebbi military base
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force, North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have repelled an attack by suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group on the Forward Operating Base in Maiyama, Kebbi State.
The attack occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7, when a large number of terrorists, reportedly operating on more than 100 motorcycles and armed with assorted weapons, including general-purpose machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, attacked the military base.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said the troops responded swiftly and effectively, repelling the attack and preventing the attackers from achieving their objective.
“The terrorists subsequently withdrew from the area, abandoning weapons, equipment and other logistics in their haste to escape.
“Following the engagement, the troops conducted exploitation and pursuit operations in the surrounding area, leading to the recovery of 17 motorcycles, a PKT machine gun, an AK-47 rifle, assorted ammunition and a communication device believed to have been used by the terrorists,” he said.
According to the statement, the recovery of the weapons, ammunition, communication equipment and motorcycles represented a setback to the terrorists’ operational capability in the area.
The Army said the general area remained firmly under the control of the troops, while aggressive patrols, clearance and dominance operations continued to track and neutralise fleeing members of the group.
The Theatre Command, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, reaffirmed its commitment to securing communities and denying terrorists the freedom to operate within the Joint Operations Area.
2 soldiers, Chinese national killed
Meanwhile, members of the Lakurawa terrorists group have killed two soldiers and a Chinese national at the construction site of Hitech, the construction company handling the federal government Badagry/Ilela Super Highway project at Gubba community, Maiyama area of Kebbi State.
The terrorists were said to have crossed into Kebbi from Kebbe Local Government Area of Sokoto State to carry out the attack on the construction site where the soldiers and the Chinese expatriate were killed.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Kebbi State Police Command, SP Bashir Usman, the armed men allegedly encroaching from the Kebbe axis of neighbouring Sokoto, attacked the construction site, killing two security agents and a foreign national.
He said two civilians were also injured in the attack and subsequently evacuated for medical attention.
The police spokesperson added that, on the same day, another attack by the suspected terrorists along the Birnin Malam axis was successfully repelled by police teams.
He said joint security forces responded to the attacks, with tactical teams deployed to strengthen security and prevent further attacks.
Following the incident, construction activities at the affected site have been suspended as security agencies intensify surveillance and deploy additional operatives to the area.
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