Terrorists Invade Nigerian Military Base In Kaduna, Kill 14, Dislodge Troops
No fewer than fourteen security officers were killed as terrorists attacked Nigerian military base in Kaduna.
The Base was located at Pole-wire village, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
Three local task force members commonly known as vigilantes were among the fourteen souls lost during the fresh attack by the terrorist group.
The group came in large numbers on motorcycles and opened fire on Nigerian Soldiers which led to the death of eleven soldiers and three vigilantes.
In a battle that lasted for more than two hours, Nigerian Soldiers tried to repel the attack but was overpowered by the terrorist group who took hold of the base after dislodging Nigerian Army.
In a signal released by Military Dominion Storm Special Sitrep, the military forces said bandits attacked the soldiers using bombs and other sophisticated weapons.
The signal reads, “TEXT: OP DOMINION STORM SPECIAL SITREP (.) SITREP AS AT 041200A APR 22 (.) *BHT/ BANDITS ATTK *(.) AT ABOUT 031645A APR 22 (.) TPS AT BLK POSN POLEWIRE GEO COORD 10°42’59.40”N 06°42’01.97E CAME UNDER ATTK FROM UNCFM NO OF BHT/BANDITS USING RPG BOMBS AND OTHER SP WPNS (.) THE ENCOUNTER LASTED UP TO ABOUT 2000HRS BEFORE TPS WERE DISLODGED FROM THE LOC (.) TPS WDR TO POLEWIRE VILL GEO COORD 10°42’14.49”N 06°41’05.38”E (.) TPS WERE RFT FROM FOB GWASKA AND RTN TO POLEWIRE AT ABOUT 2115HRS CMM NO FURTHER CONTACT WAS MADE (.) TPS CARRIED OUT EXPLOITATION FIRST LI (.) BANDITS CAS (.) UNCFM (.)WIA (.) UNCFM (.) OWN CAS (.) KIA (.) 11 X SLDRS AND 3 X KADVS (.) WIA (.) 1 X 19 SLDRS AND 2 X KADVS.”
It was verified that on April 04, 2022, terrorists launched an attack on the villages in Kagarko and Kachia Local Government Areas of Kaduna State, killing scores and abducting about twenty-two women.
Africa Investigative Magazine learned that more than 17 persons in another four communities were killed after abducting 22 others around Anwar Ma’aji in Jere, Kagarko LGA.
The sad incident took place after the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, visited the Kaduna-Abuja railway line that was bombed by terrorists.