Suspected bandits kill five soldiers, three CJTF members, injure others in Borno attack 

Suspected bandits person attacked a Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Army successful Mandaragira, Borno State, sidesplitting 5 soldiers and carting distant immoderate large instrumentality utile to subject operations. 

The onslaught occurred astatine astir 3:00 a.m. on Friday. It besides claimed the lives of 3 members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), portion those wounded successful the crossfire were airlifted by the Air Component Command for aesculapian treatment.

Lieutenant Colonel Haruna M. Sani, Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, disclosed this successful a statement.

He said troops neutralised scores of insurgents during the attack, adding that troops of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mandaragira nether 25 Brigade, Sector 2, Operation HADIN KAI, had taken each indispensable measures to support communities and prolong relentless unit connected the insurgents done the deployment of further troops and captious combat enablers crossed the North-East theatre.

The connection further revealed that, “Troops stay firmly successful power of the FOB ...