The members of the deadly Boko Haram sect have killed a
Lieutenant-Colonel, other officers during a battle with the Nigerian
army.
Daily Post reports that the militant group had attacked the convoy at a town along Bama/Konduga axis.
While some Boko Haram fighters were killed, a number of the troops
received serious wounds as the militants were believed to have
outnumbered them.
The dead Lt. Col., who was one of those with serious wounds, gave up the ghost after battling for his life.
The others soldiers are currently receiving medical treatment.
There are reports of total liberation of some towns in the state by
the military and subsequent return of people to those town that include
Bama & Konduga.
However, the army stated today that its troops killed four supposed
suicide bombers near a checkpoint on the outskirt of Maiduguri, the
capital of Borno state.
President Muhammadu Buhari, who took office in May, has sought international support to crush the insurgency.
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