Fighters linked to the Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) on Tuesday overran a military formation in the southern part of Borno State and cart away weapons after a fierce gun battle with the troops.
According to Daily Trust report, the insurgents rode on about 10 utility vehicles to storm the military formation at Kwamdi village, Damboa local government area, on Tuesday evening.
They were said to have burnt down one Ammour Personal Carrier(APC) and a gun truck.
A member of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), Hamidu Abu, told the publication insurgents targeted soldiers camp but not residents.
He further disclosed that the base was razed down as arms and ammunition were stolen by the invaders.
“They came at about 4 p.m. and due to the sand storms, it was difficult for soldiers to repel them. They burnt down the base including APC and four other vehicles.
“I can’t ascertain if there was any causality figure,” Abu said.
A security source confirmed to the publication that the base came under attack from gunmen believed to be ISWAP fighters at about 4 pm and it lasted for about an hour and 30 minutes.
According to him, the insurgents seized the opportunity of the sand storm to penetrate the base.
“Our base at Kwamdi came under attack but we didn’t lose any of our personnel to the attackers, unfortunately, the base suffered some damages,” the security source told the publication.
The Nigerian military has not yet responded to the attack officially.
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