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- Author, Tunde Ososanya
- Role, Senior Journalist
- Reporting from, Lagos
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Di Brigade Commander of di 29 Task Force Brigade wey dey function beneath Operation Hadin Kai, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, don die throughout terrorist attack for one army set up on Thursday 9 April for Benisheikh, Kaga Local Govment Area of Borno State, northeastern Nigeria.
One group chief, Zanna Lawan Ajimi, inform di BBC say Brigadier Braimah dey amongst sojas wey di terrorist kpai.
“E kpai for di attack. We confam dat from military sources and members of our civilian JTF wey also fight back di insurgents during di attack. One civilian also die, and one sustain injury,” Ajimi tok.
“In fact, dem attack Benisheikh and Ngamdu, both communities dey under Kaga Local Govment. Especially for Ngamdu, dem kill many of di terrorists.”
Meanwhile, for one assertion wey di Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, signal on Thursday 9 April, di incident happun round 12:30 am for di Brigade Headquarters for Benisheikh.
E say troops of di Nigerian Armed Forces repel one coordinated terrorist attack on one army set up for Borno State.
Major General Onoja say di terrorists bin try to breach di facility defensive perimeter, and add say sojas of di 29 Task Force Brigade bin reply wit wetin e describe as “exceptional courage, professionalism and superior firepower”, and pressure di terrorists to retreat.
E say na Brigadier General Braimah bin lead di counteroffensive as troops mount swift and coordinated response wey e say make di insurgents “abandon dia mission and leave behind traces of dia failed assault”.
“Regrettably, di encounter bin result in di loss of a few brave and gallant sojas wey bin pay di supreme price for di line of duty,” e tok.
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Major General Onoja no confam di identities and quantity sojas wey die. E say: “In line wit established military tradition and respect for di fallen, di general public and media dey kindly requested to allow di Armed Forces to formally notify di next of kin bifor di release of further details.”
“Di public also dey urged to disregard misinformation, sensational reports, and unverified content wey dey circulate across social media platforms, as dis dey undermine ongoing operations and national security efforts,” e tok.
Major General Onoja say di attack na indication of di desperation of terrorist components wey don undergo ogbonge losses for current operations and proceed to resort to futile and ill-fated offensives in opposition to well-defended army positions.
No group don declare accountability for di attack.
Bifor di killing of Brigadier General Braimah, di most senior Nigerian army officer wey go die for terrorist attack since 2021 na Brigadier General Uba.
Jihadist teams, together with Boko Haram and Iswap dey goal army bases for northeastern Nigeria. Borno State na di centre of di insurgency for extra dan10 years.
Although di violence for Borno bin scale back since im peak round 2015, assaults don enhance in current months.
Di United States, wey don step up safety cooperation wit Nigeria, don advise dia citizens to reconsider travel to di kontri, and dem cite dangers together with terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. Borno State dey amongst areas beneath dia highest-level journey warning, wey dey advise in opposition to all travels.
Additional reporting by Makuochi Okafor
