Troops have repelled a terrorist ambush following an improvised explosive device, IED, blast on the Damboa–Kumala Road in Borno State and safely escorted 134 civilian vehicles.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed this in a post on X on Monday. He said the incident occurred on Saturday, July 4.
According to Makama, combined troops of the 19 Battalion, Motorised, the 25 Brigade Garrison, and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were conducting an escort and dominance patrol along the Damboa–Bulabulin–Kumala Main Supply Route when the incident happened at about 1:00 p.m.
Security sources told Makama that the patrol encountered a command-wire IED approximately two kilometres from the Kumala crossing point. Moments after the explosion, terrorists launched an ambush on the convoy in an attempt to disrupt the movement of troops and civilians.
The troops responded with superior firepower, forcing the attackers to withdraw. No soldier was injured in the encounter.
However, the explosion damaged two tyres of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected, MRAP, vehicle. The tyres were immediately replaced and the convoy continued its mission.
Following the clearance of the route, the troops escorted 63 civilian vehicles to the Kumala crossing point before returning to escort another 71 vehicles back to Damboa without further incident.
Military sources said the operation demonstrated the effectiveness of ongoing security escorts along the Damboa–Kumala corridor, a route frequently targeted by insurgents to disrupt civilian movement and logistics.
They added that clearance operations and convoy escorts would continue to ensure the safety of commuters and deny terrorists freedom of action along major supply routes in the North-East.
Troops Repel Ambush After IED Blast on Damboa–Kumala Road
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