Suspected ISWAP terrorists launched a late-night attack on a Nigerian military camp in Pulka, Borno State, setting the facility ablaze and causing several casualties among military personnel.
The assault lasted about one and a half hours, with intense gunfire echoing across the town. Security operatives responded to the attack, but details of any counter-offensive or its outcome remain unclear.
In a separate incident, suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP fighters abducted five civilians in Doro Baga, a community in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The victims, identified as Alhaji Sani Boyi, Bullama Dan Umaru, Baba Inusa, Abubakar Jan Boris, and Mallam Shaibu, were seized while purchasing fish at a local market.
A security expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed the incident, while quoting sources familiar with the development.
They were reportedly rounded up by the armed insurgents and taken to an unknown destination, triggering panic among traders and residents of the fishing community, which has suffered repeated attacks by insurgent groups around the Lake Chad region.
Reports said troops of Operation HADIN KAI under Sector 3, alongside members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and local hunters, immediately responded after receiving distress calls from residents.
Security sources revealed that relevant intelligence had already been gathered regarding the movement of the attackers and the possible location of the abducted victims.
