Posted on: 05:18 Sat, 12 Dec 2015



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.