Eight soldiers have lost their lives after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military patrol team in Borno. Five soldiers were wounded and two still missing in action as of late One of the soldiers killed has been identified as Lt Nura Yusuf Maiadua from Katsina State.
According to a report by Premium Times, a Boko Haram fighter was The report stated that two gun trucks and three anti-aircraft
Tuesday. The ambush on 156 Task Force Battalion occurred at about 1:00
p.m. in Mainok, about 60 kilometres west of Maiduguri.
killed while an assault rifle was recovered from the attackers. Soldiers
have recovered the bodies of their fallen colleagues and moved the
wounded to a medical facility for treatment.
equipment could not be accounted for following the attack, although it
was not immediately clear whether they were carted away by the
insurgents or temporarily misplaced during exchange of fire.
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