Four Nigerian troops were killed Sunday in an ambush by fighters suspected to be from an IS-affiliated jihadist faction in the country’s restive northeast, two military sources said.

Attackers believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province group opened fire on a military patrol in Mogula village close to the border with Cameroon, killing four soldiers and seizing two machine guns, one of the military officers said.

“Our troops came under attack by ISWAP terrorists in Mogula in an ambush in which we lost four soldiers,” the first source said.


“The attack happened around 11:00 hours when the team was on routine patrol in the area,” the officer said.

The second officer gave the same toll and said the jihadists seized two military pickups but were forced to abandon them as they slowed their escape due to the poor state of the road.

“They, however, dismantled the anti-aircraft guns mounted on the two vehicles and went away with them,” he said.


The sources asked not to be identified because they were not authorised to speak on the incident.

The decade-long jihadist insurgency in northeast Nigeria has claimed over 27,000 lives and forced around two million people from their homes.

ISWAP split from the Boko Haram faction controlled by longtime leader Abubakar Shekau in 2016.

The IS-linked fighters have in recent weeks been asserting their presence in areas near the border with Cameroon controlled by Shekau’s group.


On July 31 ISWAP fighters on motorcycles ambushed a military convoy 28 kilometres (17 miles) from Mogula in an unsuccessful attempt to seize weapons, the sources said.

Since July last year, ISWAP has intensified attacks on military targets, raiding bases and ambushing troops.

Shekau’s faction is notorious for attacking softer civilian targets but has also carried out assaults against soldiers.




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Serves them right, they are only invisible against unarmed protesters like IPOB and the Shiite.

Even Today wey be Sunday this people no dey rest

We couldn't handle Boko Haram, now there's ISWAP that operates in a global network system. But our government will never focus on this, they rather jesture on matters without relevance.

Our Military is incompetent and the insurgency can only grow, the only remedy is a full overhaul of the current political system.

mgbadike81:
Serves them right, they are only invisible against unarmed protesters like IPOB and the Shiite.

So what if the dead soldiers are Igbo??

mgbadike81:
[s]Serves them right, they are only invisible against unarmed protesters like IPOB and the Shiite. [/s]

Dumb talk
Soldiers might even be Igbo

Religion of peace indeed..

Liar Mohammed will soon tell us how Boko Haram is technically defeated.....Incompetent idiots

And a man will walk to a podium and tell us that insecurity is defeated.

We have suffered insecurity under boko haram and now ISWAP?

Nigerian is now ranked as the sixth most unsafe country in the world and fourth most corrupt nation.

Where did we get it wrong?where??

May their souls RIP.

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It's hard to believe this war against boko haram is over 10 years now
Dem no dey die?

Sad stuff


May our Fallen Heroes rest in peace ....And may God give their families and the Armed Forces the fortitude to bear their loss





But if they have ever harassed unarmed civilians, may their souls rot in the deepest part ofHell .....Good riddance to bad rubbish

Rip

So bad

The worst time to be a Soldier in an insane country...

mgbadike81:
Serves them right, they are only invisible against unarmed protesters like IPOB and the Shiite.

why mocking the dead?

SOFTENGR:

Dumb talk
Soldiers might even be Igbo

The yam eater is an Igbo senator too

Islambad

They are the peaceful religion according to our afonja brethren

Bubu jihadist boys are far superior than our military

It has been long i hear Liar Mohammed comments on bolo boys o

Crofton:
We couldn't handle Boko Haram, now there's ISWAP that operates in a global network system. But our government will never focus on this, they rather jesture on matters without relevance.

Our Military is incompetent and the insurgency can only grow, the only remedy is a full overhaul of the current political system.

The focus is on RUGA

Na to blame Pdp remain

We will overcome

ken6488:



Na to blame Pdp remain

I swear

Hmmmm

soldiers killed like chicken under this sabotaging jihadist called buhari

The soldiers should storm that place and destroy everything like in Bayelsa. Soldiers wey mumu

mgbadike81:
Serves them right, they are only invisible against unarmed protesters like IPOB and the Shiite.

Ode .....let the military vacate sambisa and we'll see how safe you'll be in ur house. They might be doing wrong things but wishing death on someone trying to protect u is insane.... Very insane.