Chai! Na wah oh! Early Thursday morning, Islamist militants wey be ISWAP don carry drones come raid army base for Borno state. Dem strike Sabon Gari base like say na movie! According to military spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Sani Uba, these guys no send anybody.
Dem don escalate their attack to a serious level as dem bomb military vehicles, including an excavator and low-bed trailer. E no be joke at all! The air dey hot for Borno as soldiers dey receive ground reinforcement to push back the attackers.
But as dem dey fight, casualties no fit avoid. Some soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force pay the ultimate price. Reports say at least nine soldiers and two task force members don die, plus 16 other injuries. E be like say dis insurgency matter don turn serious!
Nigeria military don dey try work on their game since yan about moving into the camps where these insurgents dey hide. Dem don try to show serious effort against Boko Haram and ISWAP as dem dey step up operations this year.
But this attack fit no dey new, as dem don dey use difficult terrain and porous borders to their advantage. Borno dey suffer from 17 years insurgency wahala, and e no show sign of relenting anytime soon.
As the matter dey unfold, na we go dey watch, but make we no forget say vigilante groups dey help the Nigerian army try regain control. Na so e be for now, but hope say peace go return come the region soon.
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