Boko Haram insurgents attacked two military locations in Maiduguri, Borno State, killing three persons.
A witness explained that the terrorists attacked a military base at Kofa around 2:14am, and hit another one at Muna around 2:30am.
According to locals from both locations, the gunmen drove to the areas on motorcycles shooting sporadically, but were successfully repelled by the soldiers.
However, stray bullets brought down three residents in the crossfire.
A resident of Kofa, Deborah Usman, said, when the insurgents took on the soldiers at the military post, many residents fled the area for safety.
“It’s at that time that our neighbor, a three-week-old bride, was hit by a stray bullet on the head and she died instantly.
A local of Muna, Mannanaye Muhammad, said the bandits attacked the soldiers stationed at the Customs office, trying to infiltrate the capital city in the process two people were killed.
“They were trying to escape the area when the insurgent shot sporadically at their location. Most of us that decided to stay indoors were not affected, but a woman was also injured by a flying bullet in her residence,” he said
He said the funeral prayer was observed and bodies of the deceased are billed for burial by 12 noon.
The attack comes a day after the insurgents invaded a military location in Logomani community in Ngala local government area of the state, where a soldier was killed.
The acting spokesperson of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, said multiple terrorist infiltration attempts have been repelled by the troops.
He said “troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), have successfully thwarted multiple coordinated infiltration attempts by ISWAP terrorists across Borno State in the early hours of 10 July 2026.
“Between 0020 hours (12:20 a.m.) and 0230 hours (2:30 a.m.), the terrorists attempted to infiltrate Muna Garage, Shuwari Village, and the Ajilari Cross axis to gain access into the Metropolis. With early warning mechanisms emplaced, troops swiftly detected the advancing terrorists and engaged them from multiple axes with accurate firepower, decisively frustrating all attempts to infiltrate.
“In separate incidents, troops also successfully thwarted additional infiltration attempts by the terrorists at Miringa and Dutsen Kura in Buratai. During the pursuit of the fleeing terrorists at Miringa, a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) with no casualties recorded on troops. The situation remains stable.
“Overwhelmed by the troops’ speedy tactical manoeuvre, the terrorists were forced to abandon their mission and retreat in confusion across all axes. Troops are currently conducting clearance and exploitation operations to pursue the fleeing terrorists, consolidate operational gains, dominate the area, and prevent any further threat to nearby communities.”
