At least 9 soldiers were feared killed in a deadly ambush by gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, in the border areas of Izhe in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state.
Confirming the incident, chairman of Madagali, Mr Maina Ularamu, who could not ascertain the number of casualty said that the soldiers were on a mission to repel an attack.
”The soldiers were going to repel a planned attack at Izhe border village when they were ambushed by the heavily armed insurgents.
”As I am talking to you, most villagers at the border areas have since fled to Madagali the administrative headquarters for fear of possible attacks.
” We are calling on the government to station more troops with armoured tanks. These Boko Haram insurgents have more sophisticated weapons than the soldiers,” said,Ularamu the council chairman.
He said that the insurgents were well armed with anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons mounted on their vehicles.
It was learnt that the troops battled the heavily armed insurgents, who attacked from different directions.
Efforts to get the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Armourd Brigade,Yola, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas proved abortive as he was said to have gone on a special assignment. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Can't Jonathan understand the difference between heavily armed and poorly armed? changing service chiefs is not the solution, you better equip the military or stop using them as sacrificial goats! Bringing in more troops will not help either. mtcheeeeew.
ReplyDeleteI think the federal government is not willing to solve the problem of BH in this country, because there are many ways the government can handle this situation by making sure they use all the necessary resources they have to save the lives of innocent civilians in the area. But we have politicians who are always stealing and diverting public funds and nothing is done about it. God save us.
ReplyDeleteAs long as the Nigerian military is not transformed truthfully and not just on paper, we will continue to hear this kind of news. The more successfull they are at confronting the Army, the more daring they will be. And when soldiers are on d run, then we are finished.
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