{"id":117004,"date":"2021-12-06T04:30:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T03:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=117004"},"modified":"2021-12-06T04:30:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T03:30:29","slug":"two-officers-5-soldiers-killed-as-troops-engage-boko-haram-iswap-terrorists-in-borno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/06\/two-officers-5-soldiers-killed-as-troops-engage-boko-haram-iswap-terrorists-in-borno\/","title":{"rendered":"Two officers, 5 soldiers killed as troops engage Boko Haram\/ISWAP terrorists in Borno"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two officers and five soldiers were killed on Friday December 3, when operatives of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) engaged Boko Haram (BH) and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists who infiltrated Kala Balge town in Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>Army spokesman, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, who confirmed the death added that three other members of the Sector 1 Joint Task Force(JTF) North East(NE) were injured in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Onyema revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/29\/troops-wipe-out-terrorists-in-gajiram-encounter-says-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troops<\/a> neutralized scores of the terrorists who came on gun trucks and motorcycles. He added that the insurgents attacked troops deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon.<\/p>\n<p>He said; \u201cTroops gallantly engaged the marauding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/04\/declare-miyetti-allah-as-terrorists-they-have-bandits-as-members-gov-ortom-tells-buhari\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrorists<\/a> with superior firepower, forcing them to abandon their mission and withdraw in disarray.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the fierce battle for Kala Balge, troops defended the town and neutralized 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/12\/02\/iswap-abducts-15-passengers-in-borno-allegedly-move-them-into-sambisa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BH\/ISWAP<\/a> terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegrettably, two officers and five soldiers paid the supreme price, while three personnel who sustained gunshot wounds are currently receiving medical attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Onyema added that the gallant troops also captured terrorists\u2019 combat vehicles, 18 AK 47 rifles and one M-21 rifle with a large quantity of ammunition. 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