Vice President Kashim Shettima has visited Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to commiserate with the Nigerian Military and the state authorities over the latest assault on navy personnel in Benisheikh, which left a number of officers and troopers lifeless, together with Brigadier Basic Oseni Braimah.
The go to, made on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, was disclosed in an announcement on Saturday by the Senior Particular Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Workplace of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha.
Shettima stated the fallen troopers died in service to the nation, describing their sacrifice as one which underscored the price of peace and safety.
“These males wore the uniform for all of us. They stood to guard our communities, our households, and the way forward for our kids. Their braveness reminds us that peace and safety usually come at a really excessive value,” he stated.
He assured continued federal authorities help, saying, “criminals may have no hiding place underneath President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
The condolence go to comes after a lethal midnight assault on a navy base in Benisheikh, Borno State, the place suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province fighters reportedly launched coordinated assaults on a number of navy positions round 12:30 am on Thursday.
The attackers have been stated to have superior in massive numbers, concentrating on no less than three navy formations earlier than pushing into close by civilian areas, in what surviving troopers described as one of the intense assaults in latest months.
A soldier who survived the assault stated the dimensions and coordination have been unprecedented, noting that the attackers appeared to have studied navy positions upfront.
“We’re used to coordinated assaults, however this was totally different. They got here in massive numbers from totally different instructions on the identical time,” he stated.
Nevertheless, the Headquarters of Operation Hadin Kai has dismissed studies suggesting that 17 troopers, together with the brigade commander, have been killed within the assault.
The Media Data Officer of the Northeast Joint Process Drive, Lt.-Col. Sani Uba stated solely two officers and two troopers died throughout the engagement, describing opposite figures being circulated as false and deceptive.
He additionally dismissed claims that the brigade commander’s automobile failed throughout the operation, explaining that the commander was in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected automobile that was solely quickly immobilised throughout fight whereas he coordinated the response.
Uba stated the incident mirrored the depth of the battle and the presence of management on the frontline, not any tools failure, and insisted that the official casualty figures stay these launched by the Protection Headquarters.
Times Nigeria