{"id":10325,"date":"2021-12-07T13:27:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10325"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:27:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T13:27:53","slug":"zulum-visits-donates-n5m-to-soldiers-injured-in-kala-balge-battle-with-iswap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=10325","title":{"rendered":"Zulum Visits, Donates N5m to Soldiers Injured in Kala-Balge Battle with ISWAP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Zulum Visits, Donates N5m to Soldiers Injured in Kala-Balge Battle with ISWAP<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Governor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday night visited soldiers injured during a fierce battle, on Friday, between troops and Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists at Rann, a border town between Nigeria and Cameroon, in Kala Balge, Local Government Area in the central part Borno State.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zulum interacted with and consoled all the affected soldiers in Army Hospital at Maimalari Barracks, located in Maiduguri.\u00a0 He was received by the General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Army, Brig Gen. Abdulwahab Eyitayo.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10331\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523-696x462.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_1523.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Governor directed the release of N5m which was immediately shared to all soldiers on admission, including those unconnected with the Kala-Balge battle.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Accompanied by the state assembly member, representing Kala Balge, and commissioners for Justice and Local Government and Emirate Affairs, Governor Zulum consoled the soldiers, thanked and commended them for their gallantry and patriotism.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10333\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632-696x462.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_11632.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Director of Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, had in a press statement, disclosed that the insurgents mouted gun trucks and motorcycles and attacked troops deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) in Rann, during which the troops gallantly killed 26 and captured the terrorists\u2019 combat vehicles, 18 AK 47 rifles and one M-21 rifle with large quantity of ammunition. Several other equipment were also destroyed by own troops, the military added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10336\" src=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951-696x462.jpg 696w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211207_26951.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The troops forced the insurgents \u201cto abandon 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