On Sunday, May 14, 2023, three soldiers were murdered and ten others were hurt while fending off an ambush on their convoy by terrorists from the Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) in Abadam, Borno State.
According to reports, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacked the forces moving toward the ISWAP camp in Tunbum Reza as they were taking part in a clearance operation against the terror group with Sector 3 and Sector 4 of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF).
On Monday morning, sources told our correspondent in Maiduguri that the joint troops had successfully reacted with superior firepower and thwarted the ambush. This information was confirmed by Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad region.
The sources said that one of the VBIED hit a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAPV) belonging to Nigérienne Republic troops of Sector 4 MNJTF while the other hit a hilux truck.
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The sources said that terrorists also suffered significant casualties, although the exact number is yet to be determined.
“This attack comes less than 24 hours after the troops thwarted a similar attack in Arege resulting in the killing of 10 ISWAP terrorists and the destruction of their three vehicles.
“The ISWAP terrorist made an audacious attempt to infiltrate the advancing troops’ harbour using a Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), but was instantly naturalized,” he said.
The wounded personnel were evacuated for treatment.
The ongoing operation by troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) nicknamed Operation HARBIN ZUMA was designed to clear the terrorists’ hideouts and restore total Sanity in the Lake Chad region
ISWAP, on the other hand, resorted to desperate but extreme measures to fight back against the intrusion of their enclaves by the military through a heightening series of Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (PBIED) and Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attacks.
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