₦airaland Forum

Scores of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists, some civilians, including a member of Civilian Joint Task Force and some security operatives have lost their lives when armed insurgents launched a coordinated and simultaneous night attacks in Pulka Community of Gwoza local government area and Benesheikh town, the Council Headquarters of Kaga local government area of Borno state. Reliable Sources have said.

This is as Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno South) while reacting to the Pulka attack in his constituency and other security threats in Borno, urges President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has since declared State of Emergency in the Security sector to Walk -the -Talk, as many lives of security agencies are under threats, with innocent civilians dies almost on daily basis.

In Pulka, preliminary investigation revealed that many facilities including road construction Firm (Decency’s) equipment and machines were set ablaze. Pulka currently host thousands of the recenlty displaced people of Ngoshe.

In Benesheikh town, the insurgents struck at about 1am on Thursday and set ablaze many trucks and commercial vehicles, with killing of motorists and passengers who had stop-over journey to pass the night in Benesheikh due to the routine evening closure of the Maiduguri-Damaturu-Kano road.

Another Source said, scores of the insurgents were also nuetralized by troops in Benesheikh, unfortunately, some security personnel also paid the supreme price, as many vehicles were also carted away by the terrorists.

The Chairman of Kaga local government area, Hon. Zanna Ajimi in a sober mood confirmed the incident to our Correspondent on Thursday morning.

He said: “We are in a difficult situation as Boko Haram wrecked havoc in Benesheikh. Presently, I cannot give you the exact number of casualties, but many of the insurgents, civilians and Security personnel were killed”.

Meanwhile, Senator Ndume while reacting to the Pulka invasion also confirmed the incident in a telephone call to Vanguard in Maiduguri.

He attributed that, the military personnel are doing their best, but they don’t have enough fighting equipment to confront the terrorists.

Ndume, a former Chairman Senate Committee on Army further alleged that, “unless President Tinubu leave politicking and concentrate on how to end Boko Haram, by equipping the Military with fighter jets, drones, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles”, which he said, “is the only way to defeat terrorists who usually came in large numbers, fully armed and caused havoc”.

Sonofgod1990:
I was there. It was a tragedy

Galactics:
Did they kpai you or cut hd?

Sonofgod1990:
I'm a soldier serving in borno. The incident is not funny

Sonofgod1990:
I'm a soldier serving in borno. The incident is not funny

Sonofgod1990:
I was there. It was a tragedy

SmartPolician:
Tinubu should step down this job is too hard for him

Sonofgod1990:
I'm a soldier serving in borno. The incident is not funny

treesun:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/04/deadly-clash-as-boko-haram-iswap-terrorists-invade-two-borno-lgas/