- The tragic incident happened at Kamuya, a village close to Buratai, home town of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd).
Terrorists wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s beleaguered north east region have killed seven soldiers in Borno State
The soldiers were ambush by Boko Haram terrorists along Biu-Buni Yadi road, Borno state.
The tragic incident happened at Kamuya, a village close to Buratai, home town of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd).
A security source, who confirmed the incident, said the soldiers met their end on their way to Damaturu to buy fuel.
“It’s very sad; they were soldiers of 135 Special Force BN FOB in Buratai. They were ambushed on their way to Damaturu, Yobe state, to buy fuel.”
“Unfortunately, we lost an officer, a driver, gunner and four other escorts, while the wounded are in the hospital responding to treatment,” he said.
A local, who escaped the incident by whiskers, disclosed that he witnessed the incident while on his way to the neighboring Yadi town, hometown of Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.
“I can’t describe the kind of gun battle that ensued, the insurgents who were in large number overwhelmed the soldiers. It’s by God grace that I survived,” Daily Trust quoted him as saying.
The latest killing of the nation’s military officers by armed non-state actors is coming few weeks after soldiers were brutally murdered while on a peace mission in Delta State.
The slain soldiers were laid to rest at National Military Cemetery in Abuja last week.