Suspected members of the Boko Haram early Saturday
attacked the base of the Multi-National Joint Task Force,
MNJTF, in Baga, Borno State, eventually dislodging the
soldiers, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt.
A senior security official who confirmed the incident to
journalists in Maiduguri, the state capital, said the attack
was one of the fiercest in recent times as soldiers battled to
hold their grounds without much success.
According to a the official who spoke on condition of
anonymity, the attack on the base started at about 5 a.m.
on Saturday.
“We got the information that Boko Haram insurgents went
and dislodged the Multinational Joint Task Force there,
after a fierce gun battle that lasted for hours,” the official
said. “For now, all we can say is that it was a bad outing
for the soldiers because the base was practically dislodged
but one cannot say specifically the extent of damaged
caused on the base and personnel”.
The MNJTF was created by defense and military chiefs from
the six countries that make up the Lake Chad Basin
Commission to combat arms trafficking, terrorism and
related cross-border attacks that have continued to rise in
the region.
Boko Haram terrorists had seen the existence of the MNJTF
as a major threat to their operations, hence they continued
to attack the base and the town with a view to having full
control of the area.
In the last two years, Baga has suffered five major attacks
with high casualty – the latest was that of November 2014
when Boko Haram terrorists ambushed fishermen
returning from a night fishing expedition and slit the
throats of 43 of them.
Details of the damage done in the Saturday attack is still
sketchy even as residents of neighbouring village of
Monguno who reportedly heard the gunshots and
explosions echoing in their neighborhood fled to Maiduguri
for safety.
The military is expected to release a statement soon on the
attack.

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