Troops Repel ISWAP Attack On Borno Town

The troops of sector 3 Multi National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have reportedly repelled an attack by the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Monguno, a northern Borno town.

Monguno is one of the 27 LGAs in Borno state which has a distance of about 137.8 kilometres north of Maiduguri, the capital.

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reported that the ISWAP fighters attacked the town right after the breaking of fasting with heavy weapons on Friday night.

A military source told the publication that the fighters were aiming to penetrate the town by running it aground.

The publication said the troops were able to push back the fighters “after engaging them in a heavy gun battle”.

It was earlier reported that troops of the Nigerian army repelled a series of attacks launched against its bases in Mafa and Biu LGAs