{"id":163888,"date":"2025-05-23T23:28:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T22:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields"},"modified":"2025-05-24T00:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:45:02","slug":"boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields","title":{"rendered":"Boko Haram: 16 insurgents, three CJTF killed in Borno battlefields"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian Army troops have repelled twin coordinated midnight attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, killing scores of insurgents amid fierce gun battles that claimed the lives of three Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members and one vigilante.<\/p>\n<p>Security sources confirmed that the first attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday in Gajibo, Ngala Local Government Area, where insurgents attempted to infiltrate the community.<\/p>\n<p>Alert troops responded swiftly and received reinforcements from Dikwa, successfully dislodging the attackers. One insurgent was killed, while several others escaped with gunshot wounds. Tragically, two CJTF personnel and a vigilante lost their lives in the engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Just hours later, at about 2:30 a.m. on Friday, another group of terrorists struck Damboa, the headquarters of Damboa LGA. The attackers reportedly fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG), damaging a section of a military outpost.<\/p>\n<p>However, the military responded with overwhelming force, including air support from a fighter jet, which helped neutralize 16 insurgents and forced the rest to flee.<\/p>\n<p>Borno has seen a renewed wave of insurgent activities, with 12 attacks recorded in the last three weeks, leading to over 40 civilian deaths. Intelligence suggests the recent upsurge may be retaliation for intensified military operations in the Sambisa Forest, where air and ground offensives have targeted known terrorist enclaves.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Army has claimed several operational victories in Sambisa, where troops have bombarded insurgent camps and disrupted their supply routes. Military officials believe these proactive offensives have provoked desperate retaliatory attacks on civilian and military targets.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Babagana Zulum, who has been touring recently attacked communities including Rann, Dikwa, Marte, and Wulgo, renewed his appeal to the federal government for urgent and increased support to the military.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that the resurgence in violence is hampering efforts to resettle internally displaced persons and restore normalcy to affected areas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigerian Army troops have repelled twin coordinated midnight attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, killing scores of insurgents amid fierce gun battles that claimed the lives of three Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members and one vigilante. Security sources confirmed that the first attack occurred around 11:30 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":163887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[45,17414,869,254],"class_list":["post-163888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-boko-haram","tag-cjtf","tag-insurgents","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Boko Haram: 16 insurgents, three CJTF killed in Borno battlefields - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nigerian Army troops have repelled twin coordinated midnight attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Boko Haram: 16 insurgents, three CJTF killed in Borno battlefields\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nigerian Army troops have repelled twin coordinated midnight attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T22:28:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T23:45:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748031339.002136.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"676\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Boko Haram: 16 insurgents, three CJTF killed in Borno battlefields\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T22:28:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-23T23:45:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/sm_1748031339.002136.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Boko Haram\",\"CJTF\",\"insurgents\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/boko-haram-16-insurgents-three-cjtf-killed-in-borno-battlefields\",\"name\":\"Boko Haram: 16 insurgents, three CJTF killed in Borno battlefields - 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