Insecurity
ISWAP Releases Video Showing Coordinated Attacks On Nigerian Army Bases In Borno, Loots Weapons, Vehicles
The attacks targeted Nigerian Army positions in Mainok, Jakana, Marte and Konduga, communities located in the troubled North-East region of Borno State.
Maiduguri, Borno State– The terrorist group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), has released a longer video documenting its coordinated attacks on four Nigerian military camps in Borno State on March 5.
The attacks targeted Nigerian Army positions in Mainok, Jakana, Marte and Konduga, communities located in the troubled North-East region of Borno State, where insurgents have continued to wage a violent campaign against security forces.
In the footage shared by an X (formerly Twitter) user, @Brantphlip, and obtained by Afrika Eyes, the terrorists were seen shooting sporadically while setting parts of a military camp ablaze amid loud gunfire.
The video also showed the insurgents displaying several weapons, ammunition, military vehicles and numerous motorcycles allegedly seized during the attacks.
At some point in the video, the terrorists itemised the equipment they claimed to have captured from the Nigerian troops.
Voices of some of the insurgents speaking in Hausa and Arabic could also be heard in the background celebrating the operation.
“Alhamdulillah Robbil Alamin, Allahu Akbar. God Almighty has brought us here and God Almighty has chased them away. All the vehicles you are seeing here belong to the Nigerian Army,” one of the terrorists was heard saying.
The attacks were reportedly carried out simultaneously on military formations located in Mainok, Jakana, Marte and Konduga.
As of the time of filing this report, the Nigerian Army had not issued an official statement regarding the video or the alleged looting of weapons and military equipment.
