{"id":2767,"date":"2019-01-18T17:07:52","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T17:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=2767"},"modified":"2019-01-18T17:07:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-18T17:07:52","slug":"army-foils-fresh-attack-on-borno-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/army-foils-fresh-attack-on-borno-community","title":{"rendered":"Army foils fresh attack on Borno community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Army has said that three soldiers were lost while repelling Boko Haram attack on Rann Village in Borno State on Tuesday.Spokesman of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, said that troops successfully foiled an attempt on Gajiram community on Wednesday night, killing scores of terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>According to him: \u201cTroops deployed to the Forward Operational Base in Gajiram have fiercely countered a group of Boko Haram terrorists who made frantic attempt to infiltrate Gajiram community on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.\u201cThe terrorists wanted to take advantage of sunset to attack the town. They met with the prompt response of the vigilant troops who fiercely engaged them in combat, killing several of them and recovered dozens of weapons.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the encounter, troops recovered an AK 47 rifle, two AK 47 magazines, a Rocket Propelled Grenade Tube, three Rocket Propelled Grenade bombs, four Bomb Chargers and a Light Machine Gun Belt Links.\u201dHe said that troops are currently on trail of some of the survivors, who fled the scene of encounter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-align-none\">\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"ventra-dfp-2\" class=\"dfp-ad ad-container\" data-google-query-id=\"CO_x8OXn998CFYXHwAodFcoL-w\">\n<p>Meanwhile, the Army has assured about one million Internally-Displaced Persons (IDPs) and humanitarian workers in camps of Borno State border communities of their safety.The border camps, according to Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), are located at Rann, Banki, Gashigar, Pulka, Gambouru and Malam Fatori, on shores of Lake Chad.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesman of 7 Division of the Army, Col. Ado Isa, in a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, said: \u201cThe Theatre Commander, Maj.-Gen. Benson Akinroluyo and Acting General Officer Commanding, Brig.-Gen. Abdulmalik Biu, consequently replenished the troops with more ammunition, uniforms, fragmental jackets and other logistics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to support and boost troops\u2019 morale and reassure them of the Chief of Army Staff\u2019s continued commitment to their safety and welfare. \u201cRann, the border community with Cameroun, was attacked three times since March 2018 by Boko Haram insurgents.\u201cGenerals Akinroluyo and Biu on Wednesday, January 16, 2019 conducted a long range confidence-building patrol, assessment and re-assurance visit along the axis of Mafa, Dikwa, Logomani, Gamboru\/Ngala and Rann.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safety reassurance visit is to check the operational readiness and situations within 22 Brigade general areas of deployment in Borno State.\u201dHe, therefore, urged the people to continue to support military operations by providing information and identification of strange persons in border communities.He also enjoined them to go about their normal activities and always remain vigilant.<\/p>\n<p>While appreciating troops\u2019 efforts in the fight against insurgency, he urged them to maintain the existing synergy with the Nigerien troops deployed along the border communities.\u201cThis is to deny the terrorists freedom to operate within the border areas with Niger, Chad and Cameroun,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-align-none\">\n<div class=\"box ad2\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"ventra-dfp-3\" class=\"dfp-ad ad-container\" data-google-query-id=\"COPz8OXn998CFYXHwAodFcoL-w\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Army has said that three soldiers were lost while repelling Boko Haram attack on Rann Village in Borno State on Tuesday.Spokesman of Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. 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