The attempted attack took place on Sunday, army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu said in a statement.
The Nigerian Army on Monday said troops of 25 Task Force Brigade successfully foiled an attempt by scores of Boko Haram terrorists to invade Damboa town in Borno state with the ensuring gunfight resulting in several of the terrorists fleeing with gunshot wounds.Damboa is about 87 kilometres by road from Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.According to the army, the criminals approached on foot and motorcycles but were forced to retreat after troops opened fire.
“While attempting to infiltrate the town with unconfirmed numbers of foot soldiers and some mounted on motorcycles, the terrorists suffered debilitating gunshot wounds from troops’ fire, forcing them to beat the retreat in disarray. The troops are currently on the trail of the fleeing terrorists. Unfortunately, in the exchange of fire that ensued, two vehicles belonging to the Civilian Joint Task Force were razed by fire.
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