Nigeria: Soldiers repel attack on military base
News24 - 2 hours ago
2014-07-06 16:10

Nigerian soldiers stand guard at the offices of the state-run Nigerian
Television Authority in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Jon Gambrell, AP, File)
Maiduguri - At least 50 alleged insurgents were killed during clashes
with Nigerian soldiers as security forces repelled an attack on a
military base in the northeastern state of Borno, the defence ministry
said on Sunday.
Six soldiers, including the commanding officer, died in the assault on
Friday on the base and a nearby police station in the town of Damboa,
a statement from defence ministry spokesperson Major General Chris
Olukolade said.
The daring move appeared to be a reprisal attack after a punishing air
raid 24 hours earlier caused Boko Haram Islamic extremists to suffer
heavy casualties, according to an officer who requested anonymity
because he is not allowed to give information to reporters.
Modu Gwasha, member of a civilian defence group that fought alongside
the soldiers, alleged that Boko Haram extremists burned several
military vehicles during the assault, including two tanks. He added
that he saw the corpses of at least 10 soldiers and five police
officers.
Security forces have recently come under fire from some Nigerians who
accuse the government of doing nothing to curb the increase in
violence. Previous attacks on military bases in the northeast have
sent soldiers fleeing for safety.
Boko Haram attracted international condemnation for its April
abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls, and the Nigerian military and
government have been criticised for their failure to rescue the girls
taken from Chibok town.
The Kibaku Area Development Association, a local residents'
association, on Friday called for the United Nations to protect the
people of Chibok and the wider region, where it says 19 villages have
fallen under siege since the 15 April mass abduction, with over 229
people killed during that period.
"Security and defence is mainly provided by the local vigilante [who
are ill-equipped] and the police while the soldiers in Chibok sit by
and watch villagers being helplessly massacred in their homes, farms
and in places of worship," the association said in a statement.
In 90% of cases, there had been advance warning of attacks, the group
added, and yet the military has taken no action.
More than 2 000 people have died so far this year in the 5-year-old
Islamic uprising, compared to an estimated 3 600 in the four previous
years.- AP
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