Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists were killed on Saturday night by soldiers attached to the military cantonment in New Bussa, Borgu local government area of Niger state.
The terrorists had allegedly invaded the military base located in Wawa town in, Borgu local government area but were stopped by the soldiers. In the process, eight of the terrorists were killed while many sustained varied degrees of injuries
The commander of the terrorists was said to be among those arrested by the combined team of soldiers and air force personnel after a fierce gun battle.
Although there is no official confirmation of the attack as at the time of filling this report, a local source from Wawa community said the terrorist group tried to forcefully gain entry into the military base in an attempt to secure the release of some of their members who were being detained in the military base.
According to the local source, the heavily armed terrorists came into the town in large numbers and started shooting sporadically to scare the military men in the base.
However the battle ready soldiers successfully countered the terrorists’ onslaught and in the process eight of them were neutralized.
It was also learnt that the soldiers however secured the services of their colleagues in the air force who were said to have deployed Tucano fighter jets to wipe out the terrorists.
“Some soldiers were injured but no one died”, the local source said, adding that “everybody is living in fear right now”.
However as at the time of this report there was still panic in the town though the security situation was said to be returning to normal.
The public according to a report have been advised to remain indoors till further notice.
The government is yet to confirm the story but a top traditional title holder in the Wawa emirate who preferred anonymity confirmed the attack to the SUN, saying that “yes it happened, the situation was terrible but the soldiers tried.”
This is happening one year after Tlterrorists attacked the palace of the District Head of Wawa, Dr. Mahmud Ahmed Aliyu and abducted him.
He was later released when ransom was paid after a month.