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Army Confirms Death Of Another Lt Col In Boko Haram Ambush by clarkmos15(m): 1:19pm On Nov 24, 2016 |
– Nigerian Army confirms that
another top commander has
been killed in an ambush by
Boko Haram terrorists
– The top commander had
initially survived the attack but
was pronounced dead in the
hospital afterwards
– This death is the third in a
series of lieutenant colonels
who have lost their lives in the
war against insurgency in the
last one-two months
Another top Nigerian soldier has
been confirmed dead after a Boko
Haram ambush from which he was
initially injured.
In a press statement released on
Wednesday, November 23, by
Major General Lucky Irabor, the
commander of the Nigerian Army in
the north east, the military
confirmed the death of BU Umar,
while another lieutenant identified as
Muktar, was confirmed dead during
the ambush by the insurgents.
“On 15 Nov 16 at about 0930hrs
own troops while on patrol to MUBI
encountered an IED explosion along
Bitta – Pirang road and thereafter
were ambushed by BHT”, Mr.
Irabor, a major general, said,
according to the text of a press
conference he delivered on
Wednesday.
Colonel Abu Ali was recently killed
by Boko Haram ambush.
“Troops successfully cleared the
ambush after a fight and
unfortunately the Commanding
Officer, Lt Col BU Umar lost his life
on the spot. Subsequently, Lt
Muktar also died in the hospital
where 8 others soldiers who are
wounded in action were receiving
treatment. The wounded soldiers
have been responding to treatment.
“In all the operations, a total of 5,235
people were rescued from the BHT,”
his statement read in part.
While explaining the reason for the
recent successes recorded by the
insurgents, the Army commander
said: “The impact of recent
bombings in Maiduguri, though sad
and unfortunate, was minimal due
to the alertness of troops and other
security agencies.
“Apart from the one wherein 2 CJTF
personnel were killed and some
others wounded, only the terrorists
died, while one was captured alive.
The captured suicide bomber is
assisting in the investigation into
cases of suicide bombings. |
Re: Army Confirms Death Of Another Lt Col In Boko Haram Ambush by Kalatium(m): 1:46pm On Nov 24, 2016 |
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