How Troops Foiled Boko Haram Terrorists Attempted Attack on IDP Camp

Troops of 251 Task Force Battalion successfully foiled a Boko Haram Terrorists attempted Attack on Kofa Village and Dalori IDP camp in Maiduguri on 31 Oct 18 at about 10 pm. 

The terrorists gained access through a bush part behind the village in 4 vehicles and some motorcycles. They ransacked the market in front of the IDP camp. 

On sighting the troops that were mobilized to the area, they set some houses and the market ablaze and fled along Maiduguri-Bama Road. 
However, one civilian was found dead. 

Nigerian troops are presently assisting the villagers who ran into the bush back to their homes ,while the Borno State Fire Service have contained the inferno.