Senator Ndume Commends Troops on Repelled Boko Haram Attack

Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume (APC Borno South) has commended the efforts of the Nigerian military and other security agencies for repelling a Boko Haram attack in Ngoshe community of Gwoza local government area of Borno state. The attack, which claimed unspecified lives of insurgents, occurred just 24 hours after a lone female suicide bomber detonated her Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, killing 12 people and injuring dozens in a local food joint in Konduga local government area.

Key Takeaways:

• Senator Ndume commended the troops of 'Operation Hadin Kai' under the leadership of Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, Brigadier General Ugochukwu Unachukwu, and the Brigade Commander in Gwoza for their job well-done in repelling the Boko Haram attack.
• He also praised the resilient people of Ngoshe for complementing efforts of the security agencies to repel the attack.
• Ndume appealed to the military to deploy more weapons and tactics and engage in a one-week sustained operation in the hideouts of terrorists in and around the Manadara mountains.
• He commiserated with the families of those who lost their loved ones in the Konduga bomb blast and wished the injured a quick recovery.
• Ndume expressed confidence in the troops at the frontline and urged all to support Nigerian Security agencies in the fight against terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping.

Statistics:

• 12 people were killed in the Konduga local government area bomb blast.
• Dozens were injured in the same incident.
• The Boko Haram attack in Ngoshe community was repelled without casualties from troops or civilians.

Sources:

• A press statement signed by Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume on Sunday in Maiduguri.