Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have foiled an attempted terrorist infiltration of a military base and safely evacuated 21 female students following intelligence of a planned attack in Borno State.
The development was disclosed in the military’s latest operational report released on Monday and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
According to the report, troops of the 3 Battalion at the Forward Operating Base in Logomani detected suspected ISWAP/JAS terrorists attempting to encircle their position through CCTV surveillance.
The troops engaged the insurgents, forcing them to retreat before carrying out the planned attack.
The report further revealed that troops of Sector 3 acted on intelligence that seven suspected ISWAP/JAS terrorists carrying improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were sighted near the Water Board Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Monguno.
As a precautionary measure, the troops evacuated 21 female students from a nearby hostel to Kinnasara Barracks.
Three of the students reportedly suffered seizures during the evacuation but were stabilised after receiving medical attention, while security around the area was strengthened.
In a separate operation, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion, in collaboration with local hunters, engaged suspected terrorists at Surajo village in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.
The insurgents fled the scene, abandoning three bicycles and two coolers.
The report also disclosed that troops of the 247 Reconnaissance Battalion, working with local hunters, arrested a suspected cross-border kidnapper at Gaya in Mubi South Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The suspect reportedly confessed to belonging to a kidnapping syndicate operating from the Solere Forest in Cameroon and crossing into Nigeria to carry out abductions.
Meanwhile, troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA repelled suspected terrorists along the Wasagu–Ayu Road in Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, forcing the attackers to flee and abandon two motorcycles.
