Monday, January 27, 2025 -At least 19 soldiers including a commander have been k!lled in an attack carried out by Boko Haram members at the military base in Malam-Fatori at Abadam Local Government Area of Borno state on Friday, January 24.
According to residents of the state, the sect members stormed
Malam-Fatori, a border town that is two kilometers to the Nigerien border
community, Bosso,and opened fire on the military base cited there. Channels TV
reports that the sect members operated for several hours before dislodging the
149 Battalion. Survivors of the deadly attack reportedly fled to safety.
Intelligence sources confirmed that the insurgents arrived at the base
in multiple gun trucks, razing several buildings and military operational
vehicles during the assault.
“Many soldiers were seriously injured while several other personnel have
gone missing. The commanding officer of the battalion a lieutenant Colonel, two
senior officers, including the base medical director, were among those killed
in the attack.”a source said
149 Taskforce Brigade Malam-Fatori is located two kilometers to the
Nigerien border town of Bosso in the lake Chad where the insurgents are
currently hibernating
A military source mentioned that the attack on the military base
happened when troops were on routine operations in the Timbuktu triangle from
where they drove into an ambush that resulted in the death of the Commanding
officer, Lieutenant Colonel Alari.
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