TINUBU CONDEMNS BOKO HARAM ATTACK IN BORNO, AS NAF KILLS 50 TERRORISTS
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The air unit of the Northeast Joint Task Force, part of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), has killed 50 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the border area of Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Council, Borno State.
At the same time, President Bola Tinubu has criticized the recent terrorist attack on Ngoshe community in Gwoza Local Council, Borno State, and expressed deep sadness over the loss of life.
In a statement released on Friday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu offered his condolences to the families of those who were hurt in the Boko Haram attack, which killed both civilians and soldiers.
He also mentioned that some of the casualties happened during a Nigerian Air Force strike against escaping terrorists, which authorities called friendly fire.
Tinubu called the attack a cruel and unnecessary attack on innocent people and asked people in Borno State and across Nigeria not to be scared by the threat of terrorism.
He commended the Armed Forces and other security agencies for their swift response to the incident, noting that the military operation led to the killing of several terrorists and forced others to retreat.
The President further directed security agencies to intensify efforts to rescue those abducted during the attack and strengthen measures to safeguard communities, particularly in the North-East.
Tinubu also charged the armed forces to step up the protection of civilians across the country and prevent attacks on military formations in the region.
He prayed for the repose of the souls of those who lost their lives in the attack and the subsequent aerial operation.
Dozens of the fleeing terrorists were neutralised, following multiple precision air strikes on their withdrawal routes after a failed attack on the border community with Cameroon.
Credible security sources on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, told the counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama that the insurgents on March 3, 2026, launched a deadly coordinated assault on the Nigerian Army artillery positions in Ngoshe at7:30p.m.
A border area near Pulka, about 12 kilometers south, was attacked many times by rebels from 2013 to 2024. Because of these attacks, many people had to leave and go to Cameroon, where they stayed for 11 years.
A police officer, who asked not to be named, said: “The rebels tried to take over our artillery positions with a sudden attack at night.
They tried to get control of the artillery positions through a surprise attack.”
However, Makama said that the ground troops reacted quickly and effectively.
He described their actions as, “a strategic retreat under heavy fire to keep people and equipment safe,” while more soldiers were sent to protect Ngoshe and three other nearby border areas in the local council.
Regarding the air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force, the source said: “When ground forces gave real–time information, fighter planes were sent to stop the rebels as they tried to escape.
The fighters were seen moving in groups at two different places.
‘Precise attacks were made on the confirmed groups and paths they were using.
After checking the damage, it was found that over 50 rebels were killed in two separate air strikes.’”
He added that the ground-air coordination under OPHK ensured that although the insurgents attempted to escape into forested enclaves, they were decisively engaged by the multiple airstrikes for about an hour.
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