Exclusive: 40 soldiers killed, 65 missing in fresh Boko Haram ambush. The attack occurred less than two months after 20 soldiers were killed by militants in the same area. At least 40 Nigerian soldiers were killed and 65 others went missing in a deadly ambush by suspected members of the extremist group, Boko Haram, in the sect’s stronghold in Borno state, multiple defence sources have told PREMIUM TIMES. Army authorities are miffed by the incident, and have ordered an investigation into the suspected operation blunder that gave the militants such an upper hand. The commanding officer of the unit that carried out the operation has now been removed from his post, officials say. The casualty, one of the heaviest for the military in its campaign against the militant group in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states, occurred along the Baga –Maiduguri road on Friday, September 13, in what our sources said was a classic case operational and communication failure. Premium Times ________________ I reported this news 2 days ago. Some of my audience accused me of dessiminating rumour. Thank God press have started reporting it.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:25:36 +0000
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