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Speaker 1: Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN has stated that its men

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resisted and pushed back a group of Islamic State of

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West Africa Province ICEWAP fighters at Malamfa Tory area in

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the Abadam local government area of Borno’s State early morning

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on Wednesday, after the ICEWAP fighters launched a simultaneous, five,

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multiple and separate offensive attacks against the troops of the

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Joint Task Force North East Operation had in chai This

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the Nigeria Army supported its press release with a video

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of dead bodies of the suspected terrorists, some of whom,

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according to the military authority, were well known ICEWOP commanders

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who led other terrorists to carry out the attacks. Lieutenant

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Sannie Uber, the media information officer joined Task Force North

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East Operation had In kai in a press release issued

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a few minutes ago, noted that Niger Republica have force

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supported in the killing of the terrorists and other defensive

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offensive military actions that finally forced others of viving terrorists

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to withdraw and flee in disarray. Accordingly, the press release

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reads verbatim, thus, troops of the Joint Task Force Northeast

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Operation had In kai O PHK in the early hours

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of Wednesday successfully repelled a coordinated and simultaneous five pronged

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terrorist attack on own positions at Malam for Tory in

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Sector three. The terrorists, who advanced in large numbers on

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foot and deployed armed drones in a desperate bid to

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breach the defenses of locations of troops, particularly along the

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frontage of Bravo Company from the Daguri General Area, were

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met with overwhelming resistance. Having maintained full situational awareness of

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the battle space, troops had anticipated the attack and deliberately

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prepared an offensive defensive battle designed to decisively defeat and

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annihilate the assault elements. Through disciplined fire control, co ordinated

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maneuver and superior tactical execution, the attackers were engaged, disrupted,

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and rooted in disarray, with no fewer than eighty terrorists

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neutralized during the engagement. Additionally, the fire fight was further

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reinforced by precision of close air support from the air

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component of Operation haden Kai, complemented by rapid strike passes

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from allied Nigerian air assets, which compounded the pressure on

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the fleeing insurgents. Exploitation of the engagement area led to

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the recovery of a substantial cache of weapons, ammunition, and

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combat enablers, including fifty two AK, forty seven rifles, eight

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p kight machine guns, seven RPG tubes, five general purpose

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machine guns gpmgs, over three thousand rounds of assorted seven

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point six two millimeters ammunition, twenty one RPG bombs, nine

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locally fabricated iedes, multiple magazines, communication radios, and components of

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armed drones deployed by the terrorists. Despite the scale and

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intensity of the assault, own troops recorded minimal casualties, with

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four soldiers wounded in action and promptly stabilized, while follow

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on battle damage assessment of air interdictions remains ongoing. Significantly,

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the operation resulted in the neutralization of three high profile

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terrorist commanders, namely Malam Abdul Rahm and Goburra, Malambar Yurim

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and Abu Ayuba, who were key figures in coordinating and

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leading the failed assort. Furthermore, several other identified fighters were

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eliminated during the engagement, including Zakawi, Babunu, Rawa, Fanami, Abuwa Suwati, Ulama, Mill,

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Abu Aisha, Sulai, Mana, Abu Rigial, Abu Ali Aba Ghana

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Karia and a Modu Hirosama. The elimination of these commanders

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and fighters represents a severe disruption to the terrorist command

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structure and operational capability within the axis. This decisive victory

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represents a major operational setback for the terrorist network, can

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further underscores the growing combat effectiveness, resilience, and tactical superiority

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of Operation had in Chi forces across the theater. The

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failed attack clearly contradicts recent misleading propaganda and false narratives

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suggesting that troops are overwhelmed or experiencing setbacks. On the contrary,

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troops remain firmly in control of all locations, maintaining dominance

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through sustained offensive operations, effective joint force integration, and high

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morale Operation. Had in Chyrie assures the general public that

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the securities situation in Malam Fortry and its environs remains

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firmly under control, while urging citizens to remain vigilant and

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disregard unverified reports intended to undermine ongoing military operations. The

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military High Command commended the troops for the gallantry and resilience,

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urging them to sustain the operational tempo. In an earlier

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press release, the Nigeria military initially said sixty ice hock

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tels terurists were killed, but in the newest press release

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issued a few minutes ago, the military corrected the figure

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to be eighty casualties suffered by the terrorists. The earlier

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press release reads in full below. The Nigerian Army has

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once again demonstrated its unwavering resolve to defeat terrorism, successfully

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repelling a co ordinated night attack by insurgents in Malam Forturi,

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a Bardam Local Government area of Borno State. The attack,

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which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, the eighteenth

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of March twenty twenty six, at about twelve fifty a m.

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Saw terrorists suspected to be members of Bocoharam ICEWAP, advancing

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from the Deguri General Area on foot, supported by multiple

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armed drogs in a bid to breach the sixty eight

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battalion main defensive area. However, their movement was swiftly detected

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by vigilant troops who responded with overwhelming firepower. In a

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well co ordinated operation, Troops in synergy with supporting air components,

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engaged the attackers, decisively neutralizing over sixty terrorist fighters. Including

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some notorious commanders. The intense firefight forced the remaining insurgents

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into a disorganized retreat towards the Areggae General Area Troops

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have since commenced exploitation operations to pursue and eliminate the

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fleeing terrorists, while intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms are being

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deployed to dominate the adversaries withdrawal routes and preventory grouping.

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The Nigerian Army remains resolute and committed to sustaining offensive

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operations against terrorist elements while reassuring law abiding citizens of

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its dedication to safeguarding lives and property across the country.

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Quindi Umgal