Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised scores of Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists during a foiled attempt to infiltrate the Naval Base at Lake Chad Fish Dam in the early hours of Wednesday.
It was gathered that the terrorists launched the attack around 2am, targeting newly acquired swamp bogeys deployed by the Borno State Government for waterway clearance operations.
However, alert naval personnel fiercely resisted the incursion with reinforcements from Baga, engaging the insurgents in a two-hour firefight.
The Nigerian military explained that the terrorists intended to destroy the swamp bogeys, but their advance was effectively repelled.
Many of them were neutralised, and several improvised explosive device (IED) materials were recovered.
A statement by the Nigerian military on Wednesday confirmed the incident, noting that although minimal incursion was made, it resulted in the destruction of an ambulance and two other vehicles.
However, some personnel also sustained injuries during the exchange.
Meanwhile, air component platforms of Operation Hadin Kai are currently conducting follow-up operations along the waterways to pursue and eliminate fleeing terrorists.
The statement read, “In a well-coordinated joint land, maritime and air operations troops of Operation Hadin Kai neutralized scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists that attempted to infiltrate the Naval Base Lake Chad in Fish Dam during the early hours of today.
“The terrorists commenced their infiltration attack at about 2 AM to destroy the newly acquired Swamp Boggeys by the Borno State Government for waterways clearance in the Lake Chad but was fiercely resisted by personnel of the Naval Base Lake Chad with reinforcement from Baga in a firefight that lasted for over two hours before the terrorists retreated having failed to gain access to the Swamp Boggeys while scores were neutralised and IED materials recovered.”
“Minimal incursion was made leading to the destruction of an ambulance and two other vehicles while some personnel were wounded in action. The air component platforms are currently conducting follow on pursuit exploitation on the water ways to further decimate the terrorists,” the statement added.
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