Troops foil ISWAP mass student abduction in Borno

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, supported by unit of the Nigeria Police Mobile Force, MOPOL, successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday foiled an attempted wide abduction by suspected ISWAP terrorists astatine the Federal Government Girls College, FGGC, Monguno.

Forty-six students were rescued successful the operation.

This was disclosed successful a connection by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, on Sunday.

Goni said the attempted onslaught occurred astatine astir 1:30 a.m. on July 19 at the school, which is presently being utilized by the Borno State Government arsenic impermanent hostel accommodation for students of the Federal Polytechnic, Monguno.

According to him, the school, which is presently being utilized by the Borno State Government arsenic impermanent hostel accommodation for students of the Federal Polytechnic, Monguno, came nether onslaught arsenic the terrorists attempted to abduct the students.

He added that information unit connected defender instantly engaged the attackers with dense fire, portion the Sector 3 Quick Reaction Force, QRF, rapidly reinforced the location.

The spokesperson stated further that the coordinated effect forced the terrorists to wantonness the cognition and fly without taking immoderate of the students.

Goni disclosed that parts of the schoolhouse infrastructure were damaged during the speech of gunfire, but the...