Troops of the Nigerian Army on Tuesday, successfully repelled an attack by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on their location in New Marte, Borno State.
Papers News reports that the terrorists had attempted to infiltrate the troops’ location, but were met with heavy gunfire and successfully repelled by troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK).
The Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters Theatre Command, Operation Hadin Kai, Captain Reuben Kovangiya, who made this known in a statement, however, disclosed that two soldiers lost their lives during the encounter.