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Speaker 1: Armed Forces of Nigeria AFN has insisted that Brigadier General

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Assini Bramer is alive after several reports indicated that the

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commander of the twenty nine Task Forced Brigade in Operation

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hadden Kai was left dead alongside several other Nigerian soldiers

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when the Islamic State of West Africa Province I SWAP

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launched a coordinated multiple attacks on military bases at Pulka,

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backing Ruwer communities in Guosa Local Government area and Namdi

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and Beneshepe communities in the Kaga Local Government area of

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Borno State between the hours of ten pm on Wednesday

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night and twelve a m. On Thursday early morning night,

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killing several numbers of Nigerian soldiers overransom at the military basis.

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But the Nigeria Military authority claimed that Brigadier General Asseini

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Bramer and his troops were able to repel the attackers

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at Benieshet, saying the Brigadier general is alive and not

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dead as widely reported is in some media platforms. In addition,

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the Nigerian Defense Headquarters, in a press statement issued a

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few hours ago by Major General Michael Onoger, admitted that

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some numbers of Nigerian soldiers were left dead during the attacks,

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but refused to state the total numbers of soldiers killed

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by the attackers. Accordingly, the army said, regrettably, the encounter

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resulted in the loss of a few brave and gallant

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soldiers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty.

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According to the Nigeria Defense Headquarters in a press release

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that looked apparently self contradicting, questionable and somehow dishonest with facts.

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In continuation of the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s AFN counter

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terrorism efforts, troops of the twenty nine Task Forced Brigade

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in Operation hadden Kai came under a coordinated terrorist attack

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on their location at the brigade headquarters in Benechhet, Borno State.

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The attack occurred at approximately zero thirty hours twelve thirty

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a m. On Thursday, the ninth of April twenty twenty six,

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as insurgents attempted to breach the defensive perimeter of the

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military installation. However, the troops, led by the command a

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twenty nine Brigade Brigadier General Asseiny Braemer, responded with exceptional courage, professionalism,

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and superior firepower in a well coordinated counteraction. The insurgents

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were decisively engaged and forced to retreat in disarray, abandoning

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their mission and leaving behind traces of their failed assort.

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This attack is a clear indication of the desperation of

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terrorist elements, who, having suffered significant losses in recent operations,

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continue to resort to futile and ill fated offenses against

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well defended military positions. The swift and decisive response by

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troops underscores the high level of combat readiness, resilience, and

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operational effectiveness of Operation hadden Kai in safeguarding critical locations

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and maintaining pressure on terrorist groups across the northeast theater. Regrettably,

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the encounter resulted in the loss of a few brave

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and gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price in the

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line of duty. The Chief of Defense Staff, General Olifemi

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A latinbos and Oliidae, honors their heroism, sacrifice and unwavering

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commitment to the defense of the nation. Their courage will

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forever remain a source of pride and inspiration to the

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Armed Forces of Nigeria and the entire nation. The High

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Command extends its deepest condolences to their families and loved ones.

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In line with established military tradition and respect for the fallen,

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The general public and media are kindly requested to allow

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the Armed Forces to formally notify the next of kin

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before the release of further details. The public is also

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urged to disregard misinformation, sensational reports, and unverified contents circulating

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across social media platforms, as these undermine ongoing operations and

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national security efforts. The Armed Forces of Nigeria, in collaboration

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with other security agencies and stakeholders, remain resolute and undeterred

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in the ongoing fight against terrorism and insurgency. Additional clearance

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and exploitation operations are ongoing in the general area to

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track and neutralize fleeing insurgents as well as to deny

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them any opportunity to regroup. The Chief of Defense Staff

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commence the bravery, discipline, and steadfastness of the troops whose

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sacrifices continue to ensure the safety, stability, and sovereignty of Nigeria.

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Their dedication in one of the most challenging operational environments

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reaffirms the Armed forces commitment to restoring lasting peace in

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the Northeast and across the country. The general public is

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encouraged to continue supporting the armed forces through timely and

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credible information that can aid ongoing operations. Citizens are urged

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to remain calm, vigilant, and law abiding as security forces

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sustainments momentum in ongoing operations. Further updates will be provided

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as necessary. Signed by Michael Onoger, Major General, Director Defense

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Media Operations, Defense Headquarters, Abuja. On the ninth of April

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twenty twenty six, International news agency AFP, while quoting its source,

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has republished by Punch Newspapers, stated that terrorists in northeast

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Nigeria killed a brigadier general in an assault on a

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military base. A local government chairman told AFP on Thursday,

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the second killing of a high ranking officer in five months.

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Africa’s most populous country has been fighting a terrorist insurgency

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for seventeen years since Boco’haram’s two thousand and nine uprising,

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which has seen the emergence of powerful splinter groups, including

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Islamic State West Africa Province. In an overnight attack, unidentified

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terrorists killed at least eighteen soldiers and torched vehicles at

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a base in Benishek, about seventy five kilometers from Borno

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State capital mada Guri, an intelligent source told AFP, Unfortunately

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the brigade commander, Brigadier General o O Brahmer, lost his life,

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Kaga local government chairman Zanilau and Ajami told AFP in

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a phone interview. Two intelligent sources confirmed Bremer’s death to AFP.

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His death follows the killing of Brigadier General Mussa Uber

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by ICEWAP in November. He was the highest ranking military

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official to die in the long running conflict since twenty

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twenty one. They overran the brigade, one of the intelligent

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sources said, giving the death tollers at least eighteen. The

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second intelligence source said that the terrorists killed several troops

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and burned vehicles and buildings before they withdrew without giving

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a toll. The Army in Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters did not

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immediately respond to a request for comment. Borno. The capital

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Madaguri has seen two suicide bombings since December. The type

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of bloody urban attacks reminiscent of the insurgencies peak a

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decade ago. On Wednesday, the U S State Department said

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in a notice it was authorizing non emergency U S

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government employees to leave Abuja due to the deteriorating security situation.

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While the insurgency is concentrated in the northeastern countryside, terrorists

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from Nigeria and the neighboring Sahil have made in roads

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Western Nigeria, where organized crime gangs known as bandits have

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been raiding villages and extorting farmers and artisanal miners for years.

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Gunmen killed at least ninety people across several remote villages

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in northwest Nigeria this week, according to an AFP tally

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of tolls given by local and humanitarian sources. Among the

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attacks was an assault in Kevy State that police blamed

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a local terrorist group known as Marmuga, which is affiliated

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with Al Qa’eda. Kenny sits on Nigeria’s border with Benin

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and Niger, and since twenty twenty five, has been targeted

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by a rising number of terrorist attacks. Mike Arnold, an

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American politician who is a prominent and controversial figure in

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Nigerian’s social and political discourse, stated via his Facebook page

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that I first reported this overnight as it was happening.

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I’ve since received multiple confirmations from what I know, this

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is what happened. I swop launched simultaneous attacks on two

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Borno State locations overnight, Pulker community in Guosa Local Government

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area and Benichek town in Kaga Local Government Area. In Pulka,

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fight has struck the military operation’s base at approximately ten

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twenty five pm, engaging soldiers until troops ran out of ammunition.

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Attackers then moved to a road construction site, destroying equipment

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and vehicles belonging to Decency road construction firm before setting

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civil homes ablaze. Civilians fled to surrounding mountains. Reinforcements arrived

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from Brigade Guozer and repel the attack. One civilian JTF

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member was killed. Military casualties unconfirmed but reported. In Benichet,

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terrorists struck at approximately one am, burning trucks and commercial

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vehicles and killing motorists and passengers who had stopped for

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the night due to the routine evening closure of the

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Meida Guri Damatoru Carno road. A Brigadier General, the military’s

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commanding officer at Benichet, was killed in the attack. It

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is the highest ranking officer killed since Brigadier General Uber

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was killed in a Borno ambush in late twenty twenty five.

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The two attacks were coordinated and simultaneous. Senator ali In

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Dume confirmed both incidents, noting that troops are doing their

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best but lack sufficient equipment to confront the terrorists. Fulker

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currently hosts thousands of displaced survivors from the Ngosh massacre

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of March third. The terrorists hit it again last night.

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My thoughts Tenubu and his administration should relocate to the

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military base there. Perhaps the next attack will solve all

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of Nigeria’s problems all at once when they are visited

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by the brothers and sons and given a fitting send off. Note.

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The troops lack insufficient equipment. Too bad. They can’t fight

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with restoring hope buses or bags of rice or three

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hundred million niros wrist watches. The Nigerian government is illegitimate,

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he legal, corrupt, and complicit. Innocent people continue to pay

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the price. This must ending