Troops of Sector 4, Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai, on Monday evening repelled a coordinated assault by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Forward Operating Base (FOB) Garaha in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.
In a Tuesday assertion, Acting Military Information Officer of the JTF, Captain Mohammed Goni, mentioned the terrorists superior on foot from the LAR axis and launched the assault at about 9:07 pm in an try to overrun the navy place.
Goni mentioned troops responded with superior firepower and tactical coordination, decisively repelling the assault and forcing the terrorists to retreat.
By the tip of the assault, troops had neutralised six terrorists whereas recovering a considerable cache of arms, ammunition and different fight tools.
Goni mentioned subsequent exploitation of the realm led to the invention of six terrorist corpses.
Troops additionally recovered one PKT machine gun with three ammunition belts containing 67 rounds, six AK-47 rifles, 11 AK-47 magazines, 157 rounds of seven.62mm NATO ammunition, 120 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammunition and one 60mm mortar bomb.
Other objects recovered embody one Infinix Android telephone, one Canon moveable video recorder, three camelback water luggage, one journal provider and various clothes.
The JTF spokesman acknowledged that troops sustained casualties throughout the encounter, noting that wounded personnel had been receiving medical consideration, whereas evacuation preparations are ongoing.
He added that troops have maintained heightened vigilance and sustained exploitation of the encompassing space to forestall additional assaults.
The Theatre Command mentioned the profitable repulsion underscores the fight readiness and resilience of Operation Hadin Kai troops and its resolve to maintain aggressive, intelligence-driven operations to disclaim terrorists freedom of motion and shield susceptible communities throughout the area.
