MADRID 21 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
At least 50 suspected Boko Haram members have been killed by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) following an ambush by the group in Kaduna state that left seven officers missing after clashes. .
NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi explained that his staff had “repelled” an ambush in the town of Farin Kasa, north of the Kaduna state capital, which took place on Monday at around 3:40 p.m. (local time), after conducting patrol at the national network facility in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
“More than 200 armed Boko Haram elements had prepared an ambush in a revenge mission against security agents who they claimed had been causing them problems. From the top of a hill, they opened fire upon sighting the security convoy of Boko Haram. NSCDC using different sophisticated weapons,” he said, according to a statement collected by the Nigerian newspaper ‘Daily Trust’.
Afolabi, who assured that efforts are being made to locate the missing agents in the forest after the crossfire, added that some people have been injured and are receiving medical treatment.
For his part, the general commander of the corps, Ahmed Audi, has described the attack as “cruel, unfortunate and yet another attack against the security agents who have sworn to defend the country”, while he awaits the full report on the incident. who were on the ground.
Nigerian authorities use the name Boko Haram to refer interchangeably to Boko Haram and its splinter group, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA). The northeastern states of Nigeria have been the epicenter of a humanitarian and security crisis for years due to the actions of these groups, although insecurity has spread in recent months to other parts of the country.