A
statement released on Friday, December 11, by the Acting Director Army
Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman says that some soldiers
conveying foodstuffs to troops were ambushed along Bama-Ngurosoye by
suspected Boko Haram elements yesterday Thursday, December 10.
A
search and rescue team that was sent to Bokos general area has
recovered corpses of a soldier and a civilian JTF, as well 6 burnt AK-47
rifles. The team has also intensified search for a missing soldier. The
Explosive Ordinance Device element on the team have discovered and
detonated an Improvised Explosive Device buried along the road.
They
have also found out and destroyed Boko Haram terrorists hideout in the
area. It will be recalled that Ngurosoye has been cleared of terrorists
months ago, but some elements of Boko Haram terrorists that were thought
to be innocent civilians, sneaked into that and sprang an ambush on
troops escorting supplies to our force at the front lines yesterday.
Despite
the unfortunate incident, troops morale remain very high and they have
continued with their patriotic duties of searching for and destroying
the Boko Haram terrorists in their enclaves.
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