NIGERIA'S DEFENCE MINISTER SUMMONS SERVICE CHIEFS AMID SURGE IN ATTACKS ON MILITARY BASES. (PHOTO).
Nigeria's Defence Minister Summons Service Chiefs Amid Surge in Attacks on Military Bases Nigeria's Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Rtd), has urgently summoned the nation's top military leaders to a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Abuja. The session addresses the escalating attacks targeting military installations, particularly in the North East region. The meeting includes key figures such as: - Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede - Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu - Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Aneke - Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abass - Representatives from the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) The summons comes in response to recent deadly assaults by terrorists on military bases in the North East. Reports indicate that no fewer than three Commanding Officers of Lieutenant-Colonel rank were killed in Borno State, alongside scores of soldiers lost. Additionally, hundreds of civilian...
Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion,8 Division Nigeria Army,deployed at Kangarwa,Kukawa Local Government Area off Northern Borno State,have yesterday neutralized 13 Boko Haram terrorists in a counter attack carried out by the troops.Unfortunately,1 soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter,while 3 soldiers were wounded in action.The offensive which began at about 4:00pm and lasted for roughly four hours,necessitated the troops calling for air support to which the Nigerian Air Force {NAF} promptly responded by dispatching an Intelligence Surveillance and reconnaissance {ISR} aircraft and a Ground Attack Fighter Aircraft insupport of the ground offensive.The fierce counter also saw some insurgents fleeing with gunshots wounds and abandoningg logistic and weapons.The troops also neutralized 2 Hilux vehicles belonging to the insurgents and recovered the following; a Hilux vehicle,1 Browning Machine Gun {BMG},1 Ant Aircraft Gun {AAG},2 General Purpose Machine Guns {GPMG},1 Light Machine Gun {LMG},2 Rocket Propelled Guns seven {RPG 7} tubes and bombs,5 AK-47 Rifles and 550 Rounds of Anti-Aircraft Gun ammunition.
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