Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, of the Nigeria Army, have foiled an attack by members of the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, on camp housing repentant members of Boko Haram.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, and made available to newsmen.
The statement revealed that the terrorists made attempt to access the camp in Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State but were resisted by superior gun power.
Recall that President Muhammad Buhari had on Friday, during a nationwide address commemorating Nigeria’s 61st anniversary, stated that about 8,000 terrorists had surrendered to the Army.