Deadly Raid in Muna: Boko Haram Kills Immigration Officer, Wounds Soldiers

A pre-dawn assault by Boko Haram fighters on a joint security post near Muna, Borno State, has claimed the life of a Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) officer and left several soldiers wounded, Global Mirror News has gathered.

The attack happened around 2:00 a.m. on November 30 when insurgents stormed the “Charly Company” location, unleashing a barrage of gunfire on security personnel stationed there. Military reinforcement teams reportedly arrived moments later, forcing the militants to retreat into the bush.

The slain Officer was identified as Assistant Immigration Officer IA II Lucky, a member of NIS Batch 13 deployed under Operation Hadin Kai.

Speaking anonymously, some Immigration Officers expressed anger and fear over what they described as the “reckless deployment” of NIS personnel to frontline combat zones despite their limited combat training.

“Immigration Officers are not trained for frontline battle,” one Officer said. “We are given only two magazines to defend ourselves against terrorists. How do they expect us to survive?”

Another Officer said the latest ambush was “one tragedy too many,” noting that the current batch of deployed Immigration personnel had already lost nearly four Officers to insurgent attacks.

“We are overstretched, under-equipped and exposed,” the Officer lamented.

Several NIS personnel have now called on the Comptroller General of Immigration to urgently intervene, insisting that Immigration Officers should not be placed in direct combat situations meant for trained Soldiers.

“The CG must come to our aid,” a Senior Officer stressed. “We support operations, but we are not a combat force.”

Sources also accused some Senior Officials of favouring certain personnel during deployment rotations, leaving others repeatedly exposed to dangerous assignments.

“The CG should caution his G1 and admin. It looks like they favour some people and push others into the toughest posts,” one officer alleged.

As of the time of filing this report, the Nigerian Army had yet to issue a statement on the attack. Attempts to reach NIS spokesperson Akinsola Akinlabi were unsuccessful, as he did not respond to calls or text messages.

Security operations continue in the Muna axis, a long-standing hotspot for insurgent activity on the outskirts of Maiduguri.