A deadly attack by some suspected members of the Boko Haram
Islamic terrorists last Friday in Borno State has resulted to the untimely death
of one officer and four soldiers of the Nigeria army
According to press statement released by the Spokesman of
the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman other soldiers’ sustained injuries in the attack.
Though the military gallantly engaged the terrorists in a bid to repel the
attack, which resulted to the death of 14 of them terrorists.
The statement reads, ”Unfortunately, we lost an officer and
4 soldiers, while 4 other soldiers sustained various degrees of injuries during
the encounter. One of those killed in action, was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad
Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.
”It would be recalled that because of the late senior
officer’s exceptional bravery and gallantry, he was given an accelerated
promotion from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel and was decorated by the
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General TY Buratai at Gamboru Ngala on 9th
September, 2015 during an operational visit.
”So far, the troops have recovered 1 General Purpose Machine
Gun (GPMG), 7 AK-47 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition. Mopping up and
exploitation are ongoing,” Usman disclosed.
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