“The attack has been successfully repelled with heavy human casualty on the
terrorists.
“Pockets of terrorists, apparently in a move to boost their depleted stock of
fighters this morning, attacked a military location in Maiduguri.
“This is with a view to freeing their colleagues who are being held in detention,”
Olukolade said.
He said that many of the terrorists and their weapons had been captured, adding that
four soldiers were wounded and were being treated.
Olukolade added that the terrorists were being pursued, as land, and air operations
were ongoing alongside cordoning and search of the surrounding localities.
According to him, no institution has been reported attacked, although the effect of
firing from the encounter could be noticed in surrounding facilities in Maiduguri.
“It is believed that this terrorists attempt is in response to the intensity of
attacks on their strongholds in camps at Talala,
Monguzum, Sambisa forests, Gwoza, Mandara mountains in Borno, as well as the general
area of Lake Chad.
“The camps have been destroyed and many insurgents killed,” he said. (NAN)
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