Two soilders dead as Millitary battled Boko Haram in Damasak.
The Nigerian Army has reported that two soldiers are dead as the military repelled a Boko Haram attack on the United Nation Humanitarian Facilities. Damasak came under attack on Saturday by the Boko Haram who were said to be on a mission to loot foodstuff from humanitarian facilities in the town in Mobbar Local Government Area of the state. The attack was however repelled by the Military Ground troops, supported by the Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD). The Army Spokesperson Mohammed Yerima, who confirmed the incident said the troops engaged the terrorists with superior firepower – both from the air and on the ground. This, according to him, compelled the insurgents to withdraw in disarray with several men and equipment casualties in the process. “Sadly, two gallant soldiers have paid the supreme price while one officer and two soldiers were injured. “The injured are currently recuperating at a military hospital in Maiduguri,” He said. He noted that elsewhere, troops of Sector 1 on picketing duty along road Ngwom-Mafa to Maiduguri killed seven Boko Haram members on Sunday. Yerima said the insurgents were supposedly lying in wait to attack the troops and other innocent citizens plying the busy road. “In the encounter, seven terrorists were neutralized while four AK-47 rifles were recovered along with several other items. “The terrorists laid the ambush with the intent to harm NA troops and other innocent commuters. They, however, ran out of luck as they were instead trapped and neutralized in their own web.” “After the duel and successful neutralization of the terrorists, the troops continued their clearance patrol up to Maiduguri,” he explained. He said the Military will continue the attacks on the insurgents until the area is cleared of terrorist and their activities. Read the full article
