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The Defence Head Quarters has confirmed the recent attack on its Sabon Birni Local Government Area Base in Sokoto State on Monday.
The attack led to the death of military and paramilitary officers. The Director, Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Sowyerr made this known in a statement.
He said the Nigerian and Nigerien troops have collaborated in trailing the remaining ISWAP fighters.
Sawyer also described the incident as unfortunate while thanking the troops of operation Hadarin Daji and other security agencies for their gallantry in repelling the attack.
He said: “The failed attack, which took place at about 5:30 am, 26 September 2021, in the remote border settlement with the Niger Republic, was swiftly repelled by troops.
“The aggressive operations of troops of the FOB as witnessed in recent months in the North West region has been a thorn in the flesh of ISWAP and bandits.
“The attackers came in large numbers using telecom networks provided from neighbouring countries, capitalised on the lean rear area protection force when the main troops were out conducting offensive operations within their area of responsibility.
“However, the swift reinforcement by own troops helped to counter the attack as many of the ISWAP fighters were eliminated while some scrambled with various degrees of injuries, resulting in their pursuit to Bassira in Niger Republic.
“Unfortunately, there were some levels of casualty recorded on the part of our own troops during the encounter.”
He further stated that security had been stabilised within the Forward Operation Base (FOB) and its environs.
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