Suspected terrorists attacked a military base and an IDP camp in Ngoshe, Borno State, killing soldiers and civilians and abducting about 100 women and children.
Suspected terrorists launched an attack on the 82 Division TF Battalion military base and an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Ngoshe town, Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday. Locals and security sources said the armed group invaded the town shortly after Muslims broke their fast, overwhelming troops and ransacking the surrounding community and bushes.
“The militants invaded a military base of 82 Division TF Battalion. They also launched an assault on the internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp in the community,” a security source said. He added that the terrorists pursued residents fleeing the attack, targeting both soldiers and civilians.
“We cannot state the actual number of soldiers and civilians killed but nine bodies of soldiers have been recovered so far,” one of the sources said. Authorities have yet to provide an official casualty count or confirm the number of abducted individuals, estimated at about 100 women and children.
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