{"id":170354,"date":"2025-07-20T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T13:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/troops-foil-terrorist-attack-in-borno-recover-weapons"},"modified":"2025-07-20T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T14:50:55","slug":"troops-foil-terrorist-attack-in-borno-recover-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/troops-foil-terrorist-attack-in-borno-recover-weapons","title":{"rendered":"Troops foil terrorist attack in Borno, recover weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Troops of Sector 3, Operation Hadin Kai, have repelled an attempted infiltration by terrorists into Monguno town through the Charlie 15 axis in Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>The attempted attack occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Sunday but was swiftly foiled by alert troops who engaged the insurgents in a firefight.<\/p>\n<p>According to a post on Sunday by security analyst Zagazola Makama via X, the terrorists were forced to flee after intense resistance from the military.<\/p>\n<p>Military sources said blood stains were observed along the terrorists\u2019 withdrawal route, suggesting that some of them may have sustained gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Items recovered from the scene included seven rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, a PKT machine gun belt, an empty AK-47 magazine, an RPG bomb, spaghetti, and a pair of slippers.<\/p>\n<p>There were no casualties on the side of the troops, and there was no further contact with the terrorists as they retreated into the bush.<\/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. Troops of Sector 3, Operation Hadin Kai, have repelled an attempted infiltration by terrorists into Monguno town through the Charlie 15 axis in Borno State. The attempted attack occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Sunday but was swiftly foiled by alert troops who engaged the insurgents in a firefight. 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