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Nigerian troops have neutralised an unspecified number of terrorists following a bloody attack on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Azir in Borno State.

DAILY POST gathered that the attack was carried out on Friday morning when daredevil terrorists invaded the area with dangerous weapons, including rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), machine guns, among others.

The Acting Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai, Lieutenant A.S. Atokolo, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.

He said the terrorists, who launched a large-scale, multi-directional attack on the base, “initially attempted to breach part of the defensive perimeter but were met with overwhelming and sustained firepower from gallant troops, with support from the Air Component and other Nigerian Army aerial platforms.”

According to the statement, after a prolonged firefight that lasted for over an hour, the “terrorists were decisively overpowered and forced to withdraw.”

The statement reads: “During the engagement, terrorists’ rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) fire affected troop-carrying vehicles and the CCTV control room, which were partially gutted by fire. Despite this, troops maintained firm control of the situation.

“Several terrorist weapons and ammunition, including a 60mm mortar tube, mortar bombs, locally fabricated explosives, heavy machine gun rounds, and hundreds of rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, were recovered from the terrorists.

“Crucially, this engagement did not end at the FOB. Persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) platforms immediately tracked the fleeing terrorists, enabling follow-up operations along identified withdrawal routes by the Air Component of OPHK.

"The precision strikes by Nigerian Air Force platforms resulted in the neutralisation of additional scores of the terrorists, dealing a severe blow to the group’s fighting strength and morale. Evidence from the exploitation confirmed that the terrorists suffered heavy casualties.”

franchasng:
Why can't Nigerian military take the fight to these terrorists enclave? Why do they always wait for the terrorists to attack and then they repel abi defend? How long are we going to continue to defend instead of attacking them everywhere they are until they are completely wiped out?

Jakumo:
The Nigerian military already possesses surveillance drones that are night-vision capable, so there is no reason why they should not be deployed in rotating shifts to keep tabs on the enemy's movements to prevent this kind of surprise assault by terrorists on military bases.

SmartPolician:
You people write as though you don't know the military is helplessly compromised. Before they get to the terrorists' camps to launch an attack, the fifth columnists among them leak that attack to the terrorists. Only external forces can rescue Nigeria because terrorism is a big business in Nigeria's north.

SmartPolician:
You people write as though you don't know the military is helplessly compromised. Before they get to the terrorists' camps to launch an attack, the fifth columnists among them leak that attack to the terrorists. Only external forces can rescue Nigeria because terrorism is a big business in Nigeria's north.

Truthissupreme:
no external forces can wipe terrorist impeded as deep as this in another man country

Terrorism is the fabric of Nigeria as things stands

You can't wipe it out without some saying it's attack on them, culture etc

Afghanistan 2.0 USA has to give up the country to the terrorists las las

franchasng:
Why can't Nigerian military take the fight to these terrorists enclave? Why do they always wait for the terrorists to attack and then they repel abi defend? How long are we going to continue to defend instead of attacking them everywhere they are until they are completely wiped out?

Turnpt2:
How do they manage to get the arms

franchasng:
Why can't Nigerian military take the fight to these terrorists enclave? Why do they always wait for the terrorists to attack and then they repel abi defend? How long are we going to continue to defend instead of attacking them everywhere they are until they are completely wiped out?

franchasng:
Why can't Nigerian military take the fight to these terrorists enclave? Why do they always wait for the terrorists to attack and then they repel abi defend? How long are we going to continue to defend instead of attacking them everywhere they are until they are completely wiped out?

franchasng:
Why can't Nigerian military take the fight to these terrorists enclave? Why do they always wait for the terrorists to attack and then they repel abi defend? How long are we going to continue to defend instead of attacking them everywhere they are until they are completely wiped out?

SmartPolician:
FYI, what the US faced in Afghanistan is totally different from the Nigerian scenario. Before you draw an analogy, make sure they are related. The Talibans don't go about killing their own people.