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Nigerian military troops have a foiled a planned Boko Haram attack on an IDPs camp in Dikwa, Borno state, Daily Independent reports.
“From all indications, the terrorists aimed at causing havoc at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp located at Dikwa,” army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement late Wednesday.
He said security forces “decisively dealt with the terrorists”, killing 26 of the Islamist fighters and seizing weapons and ammunition.
He said one soldier and a local vigilante assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram were killed. Three soldiers and four IDPs were injured in the encounter, he added. He also said anti-aircraft guns, assault rifles and explosives were among the weaponry recovered.
“The casualties have since been evacuated while the troops have been pursuing those terrorists that escaped with gunshot wounds,” he said.
“From all indications, the terrorists aimed at causing havoc at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp located at Dikwa,” army spokesman Colonel Sani Usman said in a statement late Wednesday.
He said security forces “decisively dealt with the terrorists”, killing 26 of the Islamist fighters and seizing weapons and ammunition.
He said one soldier and a local vigilante assisting the military in the fight against Boko Haram were killed. Three soldiers and four IDPs were injured in the encounter, he added. He also said anti-aircraft guns, assault rifles and explosives were among the weaponry recovered.
“The casualties have since been evacuated while the troops have been pursuing those terrorists that escaped with gunshot wounds,” he said.
