Defence Headquarters Abuja Claims Boko Haram Used 'Toy Drones' To Attack Army Base In Yobe

The Defence Headquarters in Abuja has stated that the drones used by terrorists in the attack on a Nigerian military base in Yobe State were merely "toy drones."

The Defence Headquarters’ spokesperson, Brig Gen Tukur Gusau, during a media briefing in Abuja, the military described the attack as an harassment, saying it was not qualified to be called as attack.

SaharaReporters on Christmas Day, December 25, reported that suspected terrorists launched a drone attack on a military base in Yobe State.

Security sources had told SaharaReporters that the terrorists on Wednesday attacked the 27 Task Force Brigade base in Buni Gari, Yobe State.

However, soldiers attached to the base were able to shoot down the three fighter drones, the sources added.

This comes less than 48 hours after six soldiers were confirmed injured following a drone strike by terrorists on another military base in Borno State.

But the Defence Headquarters' spokesperson said, “Use of drones in the battlefield is not new. When we are talking of drones, we don't want unnecessary panic because these are not professional drones, not military graded drones.

“These are toys that they went to buy and found a way to put one or two things on board and use them.

“How effective were they? They were not effective and we are doing something about it.”

Gusau added, “Since we now know that this is where they are thinking and where their thought is going, we have emplaced measures to forestall future of such attacks.

“I don't call them really attacks. I call them harassment because those are harassments.”