Army loses three soldiers and an officer following Boko Haram ambush in Borno State

NIGERIAN Army commanders have revealed that they lost four soldiers including one officer and three troops to a landmine and an ambush mounted by Boko Haram in Borno State yesterday.

 

According to army spokesman Col Sani Usman, 16 soldiers and three members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) were also wounded when the troops encountered the landmine between Miyanti and Dareljamal in Borno State. He said that the troops were on an administrative patrol from Maiduguri when they drove into the mine and the ambush of the insurgents.

 

 Col Usman said that the wounded soldiers and their Civilian JTF counterparts had been evacuated for medical attention and were in a stable condition. He added that the troops also recovered a machine gun, one AK-47 rifle and some quantity of ammunition from the insurgents.

 

“Today, troops of Operation Lafiya Dole on administrative patrol from Maiduguri encountered an improvised explosive device (IED) and an ambush between Miyanti and Dareljamal, in Borno State. The ambush was cleared and three Boko Haram terrorists were killed by the troops, while they also recovered a machine gun, an AK-47 rifle and some quantity of ammunition.

 

“Unfortunately, we lost an officer and three soldiers, while 16 soldiers and three Civilian JTF members sustained injuries during the encounter. Similarly, two vehicles that encountered the IED were badly damaged."