By Gabriel Atumeyi
Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, has tried to take over the Nigerian Air Force base in Kaduna on Saturday morning.
According to FIJ, an Air Force official said that as of 6am on Saturday, a gunfight between the terrorists and military personnel that lasted for close to two hours was ongoing.
The terrorists had attacked the base from the backside.
The Air Force base, which is large in expanse, is susceptible to being porous.
This attack is coming two days after it was reported that gunmen suspected to be bandits invaded the military barracks of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, and carted away a herd of cattle.
Though the exact number of the cattle stolen could not be determined, it was alleged that the cows would not be less than a hundred in number based on previous experience.
It was reported that the cattle were owned by Army officers.
The source expressed shock that the barracks could be so porous for bandits to attack without any form of resistance.
He said the first time it happened was last year and that about 400 cows were taken away by the bandits in what he described as a bloodless attack on the barracks.
He, however, said some of the animals found their way back to their ranch.