Two soldiers have been killed and 13 others injured after suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists attacked a military formation in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State using armed drones.
Security sources disclosed that the attack occurred at about 6:14 p.m. on Saturday, shortly after a delegation of the Borno State Government, including the Commissioner for Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, visited the town.
One of the sources, who requested anonymity for security reasons, said the terrorists allegedly deployed some of their fighters to conduct surveillance around the military formation before launching the attack.
According to the source, some suspected terrorists were sighted hovering around the Gudumbali Gate before disappearing shortly ahead of the drone strike.
“We saw some of them hovering around the Gudumbali Gate, and they later disappeared. Shortly afterward, a drone came in and detonated, killing two soldiers and injuring 13 others,” the source said.
Another security source identified the casualties as personnel of the 101 Battalion deployed around the Gudumbali Gate and other operational positions in the area.
The source alleged that the terrorists launched the attack from a distance after gathering intelligence on the military formation.
“They attacked from a distance using a drone. Before the attack, they sent some of their men to gather information before launching the drone,” the source added.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Army had not issued an official statement on the incident as of the time of filing this report.
