- A lieutenant has been reportedly killed in a fresh
attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Gajiram, a town 80
kilometers away from Maiduguri, Borno state capital.
- The lieutenant was killed alongside six other soldiers
during an attack on a military formation in the area
A lieutenant has been reportedly killed in a fresh
attack by Boko Haram terrorists in Gajiram, a
town 80 kilometers away from Maiduguri, Borno
state capital.
Punch reports that the lieutenant was killed
alongside six other soldiers during an attack on a
military formation in the area.
A civilian vigilante Babakura Kolo said a gun
battle between the military and the terrorists
lasted for about two hours killing three soldiers.
Kolo said after the attack, on Friday, February
24, the death toll of soldiers killed rose to seven.
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“Yesterday, three bodies of soldiers were found but four
more bodies were found during a search,” Kolo said.
Meanwhile a security source said three terrorists
were also killed in the attack while troops of the
Nigerian military are carrying out a cordon and
search operation to fish out some of the
insurgents around the area.
Kolo also said that the attack was possible
carried out by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, a
factional Boko Haram group.
