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23 Nigerian Soldiers Missing After Boko Haram Terrorists Ambushed Them In Borno State
At least 23 soldiers went missing on Saturday after Boko Haram terrorists ambushed them in Borno state.
No fewer than 23 Nigerian soldiers are yet to be accounted for after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy at Boboshe village in Bama local government area of Borno.
Five officers, 18 soldiers and 8 trucks were missing after the attack which occurred early on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria learnt that the military, acting on intelligence, mobilised troops in a convoy of 11 trucks to clear the insurgents from the deserted village.
The attacking insurgents were believed to have been those who escaped the ongoing offensive by the military to flush out the Boko Haram terrorists in the fringes of Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region.
A competent military source, told NAN that the insurgents in their hundreds ambushed the troops and in the process many of them have been missing.
He disclosed that only three of the 11 trucks deployed to the area returned to their base in Maiduguri, after suffering huge loss in the battle with the insurgents.
âThere was a quick response by the army when they received reports that hundreds of the insurgents gathered at Boboshe on Maiduguri-Konduga-Bama road.
âThe gallant soldiers were ambushed by the insurgents, only three of the 11 trucks returned to the base.
âIt is not clear what happened but it was assumed the soldiers were missing following the ambush,â he added.
Meanwhile, residents of Jilli community in Gubio local government council of Borno, on Saturday fled the town sequel to an attack by Boko Haram insurgents.
It was learnt that the insurgent attacked the area from the axis of Lake Chad, forcing the residents to flee.
Bukar Mustapha, one of the residents, told NAN that he and other villagers fled their homes when they received report that the insurgents were coming to attack them.
âIn the afternoon on Saturday, we heard that the insurgents gathered in the nearby bush preparing for the attack.
âI am one of those who ran to Maiduguri, which is about 45 kilometres from my village.
âOn Sunday morning, I called Gubio and I was told that the insurgents had attacked the town during the night time. I do not have the casualties because the situation is still not clear at Jilli,â Mustapha said.
Another resident who pleaded anonymity said troops had been deployed to the area.
-NAN
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