Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists have killed three Nigerian Army personnel following an attack on a military base in Borno State.
SaharaReporters gathered that the terrorists for several hours last Sunday attacked the military facility in Isige town, Gwoza Local Government Area of the state.
A source said that the terror group razed many buildings and took away two gun trucks during the attack.
SaharaReporters is withholding names of the army personnel killed as their families are yet to be informed.
“There was an attack recently in Borno, one Staff Sergeant with two private soldiers were killed. However, the army authorities are silent over the attack which happened at a base in Isige Town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.
“They burnt one military vehicle while they went away with two gun trucks, later reforcement came from nearby unit but then the Boko Haram fighters have left.”
This is coming a few weeks after the terror group launched a brutal attack on the military’s Forward Operating Base in the Damboa Local Government Area of same Borno State, killing a yet-to-be confirmed number of soldiers, with many still missing.
“25 Taskforce Bde was attacked during the weekend with so many casualties, so far we have recovered over seven bodies,” a source had told SaharaReporters.
“The terror group invaded the camp FOB Sabon Gari around 4am on Saturday, using various weapons.”
ISWAP subsequently claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.
Also attached to the statement were pictures of members shooting sporadically towards the military facility.
Since the death of JAS leader, Abubakar Shekau, ISWAP has been consolidating its grip in locations around Lake Chad.
The sect’s membership has swollen with the defection of hundreds of Boko Haram fighters under Shekau.
The Nigerian Army has repeatedly claimed that insurgency had been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.
The terror group has caused over 100,000 deaths and displaced millions of people mainly in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states.