The Nigerian Amry has declared an
unknown number of soldiers missing
and nineteen injured after the troops
were ambushed by Boko Haram
fighters on Thursday in Nguro Gongon,
Borno State.
Army spokesperson Col Sani Usman
added that a rescue team has been
deployed to the area while the injured
soldiers have been taken to the state
capital, Maiduguri.
The statement said the soldiers were
ambushed after carrying out a
successful operation against some
militants camps.
The “soldiers basking on the recorded
success, returning to their defensive
locations, ran into an ambush by a
group of Boko Haram terrorists who
came to reinforce their fleeing
comrades. The troops fought back
gallantly killing several of the
insurgents,” said Usman.
The Army spokesman said the
Nigerian Army was working hard to
ensure every person involved in the
operation accounted for.
Source: The Guardian
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