THE ICIR can authoritatively report that 62 soldiers were killed in Saturday’s attack on a military base by the Boko Haram in Geidam local Government Area, Yobe State.

Despite denials by the military about the attack on the base in Jilli in Geidam, this website has obtained credible information indicating that dozens of soldiers lost their lives and more are still missing.

On the same day, Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Boboshe village in Bama local government area of Borno State. Twenty-three soldiers, including five officers and 18 soldiers, were reported by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, to be missing.

According to our source, the military deployed 81 Brigade less than a month ago at Jilli because the village is a major crossing point for Boko Haram from Kukareta to Geidam. The Brigade is made up of about 1,000 soldiers, which is about half the normal strength of a brigade. On the day of the attack, there was a distribution of uniforms to the troops going on when Boko Haram fighters attacked around 5.00pm.

“When Boko Haram opened fire on the troops, they tried to fight back but were overpowered. Boko Haram fighters arrived with many anti-aircraft guns while the soldiers were limited to AK-47 riffles. The only support weapons readily available were machine guns but these are very old and not too reliable. It intermittently stops when being fired and this is not good in a battlefield,” the source said.

According to the source, the army authority was still servicing the armoured tanks that were to be deployed for the brigade before the unfortunate attack...


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Damn!!!!!!!!!

It is fake news ohhhhhh,nobody died in Sai Barbarians voice.Sai baba TILL 2090

Zoo army is laughable.
Where are their mercenaries?

yes oooo said Buhari. Buhari till 2100

62 rams sacrificed

I told my friend yesterday, the new generational Nigerians no longer disturb selves to solve problem or face the fact, we now argue at everything, anytime to know if It is true or false?

Even if somebody Is dying in our very presence we will still be arguing if is true or false to an extend we go to court forgetting about whose dying.

We've lost ethics, we've lost culture. It will take forever for humanity to return. (Wipe off tears)

Another heavy casualties..more loading and expected.

Shey they all relicated to Ekiti State to fight Fayose?..okay na.

Any attack on Boko Haram is an attack on the North, Bubuuu where art thou?
Show your self now

RIP to gallant soldiers

...Explaining why there were so many casualties, the source said it happened because the soldiers decided to run away after being overpowered, which gave the attackers the advantage. Among those killed were three officers, while the commanding officer escaped with a gunshot wound in the leg. The Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Dangana, however, escaped unhurt and has since gone back to his post.

The ICIR also learnt that Boko Haram fighters took away three gun trucks and burnt four others because they could not move them.

The ICIR learnt that a day after the attack, 25 corpses were retrieved and on Monday, 37 more were evacuated to 7 Division in Maimalari Barracks, Maiduguri. Some of the corpses were deposited in the morgue inside the barracks and others were taken to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital due to lack of space.

When our source visited the hospital inside the barracks, he saw more than 50 injured soldiers from the attack in a single ward.

“The more than 50 injured soldiers I saw were in a single ward, as I didn’t even enter the other wards,” the source said, adding, “Most of them were shot in the legs, some in the thigh. I saw one soldier whose face was grazed by a bullet.”

The military has refuted media reports that soldiers were killed or missing in the attack.

“Contrary to the report, the Army wishes to state that, although the base was attacked by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, troops reorganised and successfully repelled the attack and normalcy has since returned to the area. Also, all the troops in the base were accounted for contrary to the report,” army spokesperson, Texas Chukwu, a Brigadier General, had said.

This is not the first time the army has denied losing soldiers in Boko Haram attacks, especially when such attacks involved heavy casualty. On July 1, the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, a Lieutenant General, inaugurated a cenotaph in Gudumbali, headquarters of Guzamala local government in Borno state, in memory of 144 soldiers killed during a deadly attack on November 18, 2015.

I am sure over 15 out of the 62 dead soldiers are Yorubas, and 35 of them are not from the North. Many Yorubas and non-Northerners have died fighting this war. A lot of them are unreported. We are fighting a war that is not our's. We are fighting Northerner's war. The military is even denying the news. Why? Because they don't want to look weak. Nigeria is truely not worth dying for.

Damn

This is the reason for the media blackout in the north east, brethren things have gone bad , I want to ask one simple question , where is 72MSF utilizes for advanced engagement of hostiles and we're very active from 2014.

We have lacked offensive posture in this fight for too long, staying defensive means some bloody moles is profiting from the engagements

The military has the highest budget for the purpose of fighting the Islamic terrorists whom lie Mohammed said that they have been defeated.Buratai should give account of those money because he,not olanisekan is the chief of defence.

The names of the dead will shock you

limeta:
The names of dead will shock you

I dey tell you

Chai, 62 soldiers lost in one day? Yet the country is not officially fighting any war!! They are even denying it out of shame despite the fact that those 62 soldiers are human beings with families.

If it happened why is army denying it ? are they embarrased ? from the look of things it seems like it was recruits being kept there but either way , why run ? how can they over power the army ?? don't you have armory and weapons or the commanding officer thought it was a drill ?? they were in the open they'd have been easy to pick off one after the other

This calls for a national day of mourning. Only the truth can set Nigeria free.

I have said it and I will say it again.This is fake news in Sai babarians voice.Those soldiers would have still assisted to rig Ekiti election if they were alive.Sai baba till 2090

The same army who denied the Dapchi girls kidnap. Then it turned around to admit it but lied that around 80 girls had been recovered. Then it turned around to state that none had been recovered. Then it turned to the army had pursued them into Cameroun. Then it turned to existing tactical retreat to allow safe passage, when the girls were actually in Yobe.

Smh.

Why are people celebrating this calamity? Some people are just too dumb and wicked that everything to them is politics. Where have we left our humanity? For those of you above me indirectly rejoicing and throwing shades at Buhari for this unfortunate situation, how would you feel if in a few days time you learned that your soldier uncle, long-time friend or your brother in-law or even your blood brother whom you never knew had been posted to Borno was actually among the dead? Would you still joyfully say "I thought Buhari said he's defeated BH", with a grin?

Pontaboki:
It is fake news ohhhhhh,nobody died in Sai Barbarians voice.Sai baba TILL 2090

What befell those gallant soldiers will surely befall your family,, whether they are soldiers or not maybe then you'll know how its like and how to comment on issues of national tragedy.

2019 buhari must win it,buhari till 2027

Sad! However this government keeps on denying & lying that this never happened.Dont add to the sorrow of grieving soldiers & their families.

Daviddson:
Why are people celebrating this calamity? Some people are just too dumb and wicked that everything to them is politics. Where have we left our humanity? For those of you above me indirectly rejoicing and throwing shades at Buhari for this unfortunate situation, how would you feel if in a few days time you learned that your soldier uncle, long-time friend or your brother in-law or even your blood brother whom you never knew had been posted to Borno was actually among the dead? Would you still say "I thought Buhari said he's defeated BH?"

Do you know why most of us don't fu..king care about what happened to the NA? simply because the Nigeria army of today has been used as a tool to oppress its citizens and they do it with impunity. Imagine the number of people killed in the name of ipob and then some months of ago the NA went to a village in Benue burnt peoples houses and even killed some. What kind of army does that ? Can the US army turn its guns against its citizens? I don't fu..king care about this country any calamity that's befall it. The country of made of hypocrites who see the truth and call it a lie.

If this happens to Military men then the Civilians are nothing but rag dolls in the hands of this terrorist

I thankGod my cousin made it out from that attack alife no injury.

Daviddson:
Why are people celebrating this calamity? Some people are just too dumb and wicked that everything to them is politics. Where have we left our humanity? For those of you above me indirectly rejoicing and throwing shades at Buhari for this unfortunate situation, how would you feel if in a few days time you learned that your soldier uncle, long-time friend or your brother in-law or even your blood brother whom you never knew had been posted to Borno was actually among the dead? Would you still say "I thought Buhari said he's defeated BH?"

bros nobody is rejoicing anywhere we are humans not monsters. Ppl lash on buhari because of horrendous lies from this govt that b/ haram is defeated. They blamed gej for every thing we must also blame them. If they hadn't lied to claim political credit we wont be harsh on them. Besides attention was on ekiti where 30,000 police men were sent to rig.

I will always say that anyone dying for a zoo country like Nigeria dies for nothing. Nigeria is not worth dying for unless we want to fool and deceive ourselves.

If this story is true. May the souls of all the departed rest in peace. May God give their families the fortitude to bear the loss.
And to the departed some of us understand the huge price you have paid with your dear lives for us to sleep with our both eyes closed. Although your names are unknown but the huge sacrifice you made is not erasable in the memories of some of us.
Rest on heroes.