Troops repel ISWAP attack in Chibok

Nigerian troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai, OPHK, have repelled a large-scale attack by ISWAP/Boko Haram terrorists in Chibok, Borno State.

Zagazola Makama, a security expert, in a post on his X handle on Saturday, wrote that the terrorists, numbering over 300, had launched a coordinated multi-front assault on the community, attempting to breach defensive locations and overwhelm deployed troops.

Makama stated that he reliably gathered that soldiers immediately responded with superior firepower and well-coordinated manoeuvres, engaging the attackers in a two-hour gun battle that forced them to retreat toward the Timbuktu Triangle.

“The troops were alert and professionally contained the attack. There was no casualty on our side, and no equipment was affected,” Makama said, citing a intelligence source.

Following the terrorists’ withdrawal, ground forces requested air support, prompting the immediate deployment of NAF combat aircraft to the identified withdrawal axis.

“The NAF jet delivered precise and devastating strikes along the terrorists’ escape route, obliterating a significant number of the fighters and disrupting their movement,” the source added.

According to the sources, four major airstrikes were conducted by NAF combat aircraft along the terrorists’ withdrawal route toward the Timbuktu Triangle.

The airstrikes were guided by real-time intelligence from ground troops of the 28 Task Force Brigade, Sector 4 Operation Hadin Kai.