Military Repels Boko Haram in Gudumbali

 

The Nigerian military has repelled Boko Haram insurgents in the latest attack on Gudumbali, Borno State.

The source said the military was well prepared for the onslaught and was able to disperse the insurgents at the weekend.

According to the source, “The troops repelled the attack in which two gun trucks of the insurgents were destroyed and one recovered.”

He said the military which did not take chances, equally reinforced Gudumbali with soldiers from the Special Force already deployed in Damasak last Friday.

The source said the ground forces were assisted by Nigerian Air Force jet which came at about 06:00 last Friday evening to bombard the fleeing insurgents who were trying to escape through Gashigar.

He lamented that a soldier was lost in the attack, revealing that countless insurgents were killed by the military superior firepower.

The statement of THISDAY source was confirmed by the military in a statement issued yesterday.

The statement issued by the Deputy Director Public Relations of the military counter-insurgency operation (Operation Lafiya Dole), Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, said: “Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole located at Gudumbali in northern Borno State on December 15, 2018, repelled an infiltration by suspected Boko Haram terrorists who came disguising as Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and inserted themselves in the community.

 “The terrorists took advantage of the ongoing distribution of relief materials by the Nigerian army at Gudumbali and opened fire on troops’ location which was followed by rapid fire from other terrorists in gun trucks along Gudumbali-Kukawa axis. The trucks conveying the relief materials were set ablaze. However, the troops fought gallantly and out power the attackers and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

“Unfortunately, a soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter, while another was wounded in action. A Cobra Armoured Personnel Carrier and a truck belonging to the unit were also damaged.”

Nwachukwu further said: “Similarly, the troops have recovered bodies of some of the neutralised terrorists, large quantity of ammunition and eight rocket propelled grenades chargers.

“The troops have since been reinforced and normalcy restored to the general area.”