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Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Borno

- Troops of the Nigerian Army have repelled an attack by the Boko Haram terrorists on Gudumbali community in Guzamala local government area of Borno state

- The deputy director public relations, Onyema Nwachukwu on Friday, December 14

- Nwachukwu said the troops fought gallantly and maneuvered the attackers and inflicted heavy casualties on them

Troops of Operation LAFIYA DOLE located at Gudumbali in northern Borno state have repelled an infiltration by suspected Boko Haram terrorists that came disguised as civilian Internally Displaced Persons and inserted themselves in the community.

This is contained in a statement released by the deputy director public relations, Onyema Nwachukwu on Friday, December 14.

Nwachukwu stated that the terrorists took advantage of the ongoing distribution of relief materials by the Nigerian Army at Gudumbali and opened fire on troops location which was followed by rapid fire from other terrorists in gun trucks along Gudumbali-Kukawa axis.

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Legit.ng gathered that the trucks conveying the relief materials were set ablaze. However, the troops however fought gallantly and maneuvered the attackers and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

Unfortunately, a soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter, while another was wounded in action. A Cobra Armoured Personnel Carrier and a truck belonging to the unit were damaged.

Similarly, the troops have recovered bodies of some of the neutralised terrorists, large quantity of ammunition and 8 Rocket Propelled Grenades Charges. The troops have since been reinforced and normalcy has been brought to the general area.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng had reported that the chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai, advised all officers to remain apolitical and remain so during the 2019 general elections “to avoid grave consequences”.

Buratai gave the advice at the opening of “Commander Corps of Engineers Fourth Quarter 2018 Conference” holding at the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineers (NASME) headquarters in Makurdi.

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The theme of the three-day conference is “Consolidating Nigerian Army engineers capacity for reconstruction and Nigeria Army stability operations in the northeast”.

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Source: Legit.ng



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