Ndume spoke with newsmen in Abuja on the feat achieved by the troops, who repelled an early morning attack on Damboa.
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The troops repelled the insurgents who stormed the Borno State town in a convoy of gun trucks on Saturday.
Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, in a statement on Friday, said the troops had sustained an onslaught against the terrorists in the North East.
Five soldiers, however, were killed during the incident.
The troops also rescued 33 persons from the terrorists, including eight men, 12 women and 13 children.