Troops repels attack on military base, eliminates several ISWAP terrorists

Nigerian troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralised several suspected Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, terrorists throughout a failed attack on their Forward Operating Base, FOB, in Garaha, Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State.

This was disclosed in a put up on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and safety professional in Lake Chad area.

Makama, citing safety sources mentioned the terrorists attacked the military base at about 9:07 pm on October 12, 2026, advancing on foot from the Lar axis in an assault involving an unconfirmed variety of fighters.

The troops swiftly responded to the attack and launched a counter-offensive that efficiently repelled the insurgents, forcing them to retreat.

Four terrorist corpses have been subsequently found on the scene of the encounter, whereas exploitation operations continued to find out the complete extent of the insurgents’ casualties.

However, 5 troopers sustained accidents through the engagement.

Items recovered from the fleeing terrorists included one PKT machine gun, six AK-47 rifles, 11 AK-47 magazines, three PKT ammunition belts containing 67 rounds, 157 rounds of seven.62mm NATO ammunition and 120 rounds of seven.62mm particular ammunition.

The troops additionally recovered one 60mm mortar bomb, an Infinix Android cellphone, a Canon moveable video recorder, three camelback water baggage, {a magazine} provider and various clothes.

The failed assault represents one other setback for the insurgents, who proceed to face resistance from troops defending military positions within the North-East.

Military sources mentioned troops remained on alert, with additional exploitation ongoing to determine extra particulars in regards to the attack and the fleeing terrorists.