Nigeria Army battle Boko Haram insurgents in Borno village.
The operation took place in the same area, where an attack on a military barracks occurred about two weeks ago.
According to Thisday, the military engaged the insurgents who swarmed the village in large numbers with sophisticated weapons and armoury, including armoured personnel carriers (APC), mounted with anti-aircraft guns , after being dislodged from Bama and other towns in which they previously launched failed attacks.
A military source further revealed that the insurgents, who had some foreign assistance, were successfully repelled by the Nigerian military. The Army was supported from the air following the deployment of Alfa Air Force jets from Adamawa State.
Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information (DDI), said that weekend’s battle was a part of the ongoing offensive against the insurgents who month had attacked some military locations including Bama Barracks and the Nigerian Air Force Base, Maiduguri within the last month.
The DDI also confirmed that the mission in the North-East involves specially trained forces.
Maj.-Gen. Olukolade pointed out that the latest posting and redeployment of senior officers was meant to achieve the desired targets of operations in the North-East and other areas of the country that are facing internal insurrections.
Source: Legit.ng
