On Tuesday, terrorist group known as Boko Haram launched drone attacks on a military base and injured six soldiers in Wajiroko, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State.
The attack happened hours before the Chief of Army Staff arrived in Maiduguri to celebrate Christmas with frontline troops in the state.
It reported that the incident on the forward operating base happened around 11:00pm, but the troops were said to subdue the attacks and forced the terrorists to withdraw.
A source pleading anonymity revealed from that the terrorists, in their large numbers, stormed their location and started shooting.
“We faced the terrorists’ ground, using superior firearms and finally subdued them, but few of our soldiers got injured,” he said.
He said the injured soldiers were evacuated to a military hospital after their conditions had been stabilized by medics on the ground.
“The situation is now calm but highly unpredictable but our morale is not affected by the incident,” he added.