A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated by Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists has killed three soldiers in Borno State .

The May 14, 2023 incident also wounded 10 other troops as they advanced towards an ISWAP camp in the Tunbum Reza area.

A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed in Maiduguri, yesterday, that troops responded with superior firepower and successfully fought off ambush by the terrorists.
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According to him, the device hit a Mine Resistant Ambush Vehicle (MRAP) belonging to Nigérien troops of Sector Four, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), while another hit a Hilux truck.

A military source in Maiduguri said the terrorists suffered significant casualties, even though the exact number is yet to be confirmed.

Makama said: “This attack comes less than 24 hours after troops thwarted a similar one in Arege. It resulted in the killing of 10 terrorists and destruction of their three operational vehicles.

“They made an audacious attempt to infiltrate advancing troops using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, but they were instantly neutralised.”

He noted that wounded personnel were evacuated for treatment at a military hospital in Maiduguri,

According to him, Operation Harbin Zuma was designed by MNJTF to clear terrorists’ hideouts and restore sanity in the Lake Chad region.
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