Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, said his soldiers’ alertness was what foiled an attack on a military base in Wawa, Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State.
Five suspected Islamic State-allied jihadists were arrested and eight were killed on last Saturday night attack. Dozens of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters tried to break into the Wawa military cantonment in the remote New Bussa village near the border with Benin Republic to free more than 1,000 of their comrades detained there, the military officers had told AFP.
“Some of you must have seen in the media or among you that on the night of 29th October, 2022, Wawa Cantonment in Niger State was attacked. Of course, the alertness of the troops led to the neutralisation of the attackers.
“Their vehicles that were laden with IEDs and other items were impounded, and five of those attackers were equally arrested. This is to let you know of the level of alertness of the members of the armed forces, the police, and other security agencies,” he said.
