have been killed by rampaging Boko Haram insurgents between Mainok and
Jakana along Damaturu/Maiduguri highway.
According to a report by TheNation, the Colonel and his convoy ran
into some fleeing insurgents after a heavy gunfire exchange with
soldiers at Jakana in an attack that lasted for hours. A military
source who spoke on condition of anonymity, denied insinuations that it
was an ambush.
He said: “The Colonel with his escort was just unlucky to run into
the insurgents on his way from Maiduguri to Damaturu without knowledge
of the ongoing attack on the highway”.The source also confirmed that the Colonel is from 29 Task Force
Brigade of Sector II of Operation Lafiya Dole. The source also informed
the insurgents were dealt a heavy blow as one of their gun trucks was
burnt and several of them killed. Another source informed that two
civilians were killed in the Jakana attack from stray bullets.
He revealed that the insurgents did not attack civilian population.
Meanwhile travelers have continued to experience hardship along
Maiduguri/Damaturu highway as soldiers mostly closed the use of the high
way at any time they want.
Spokesman of the Nigeria Army Sector II, Lt. Njoka Irabor said: “The
information available to me is still sketchy. I honestly don’t have any
details now but I will get back to you as soon as possible”.