Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and native vigilantes, have foiled an attempted terrorist infiltration of a navy base in Zamfara State.
Security analyst, Zagazola Makama in his submit on X on Thursday mentioned safety sources said that the incident occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bukuyum in Bukuyum Local Government Area of the state.
According to Makama, “The sources said the troops, working alongside the other security agencies and local vigilantes, engaged the suspected terrorists during the attempted infiltration.”
He defined that the engagement reportedly pressured the attackers to flee in disarray.
He, nevertheless, mentioned one soldier sustained accidents through the encounter and was evacuated to the 1 Brigade Medical Centre for medical consideration.
He defined that the troops have continued to keep up safety in the realm to forestall additional makes an attempt by terrorist components to infiltrate navy positions.
