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igerian soldiers deployed
around noon today
(Nigerian time) to
recapture Damboa military base
suffered huge casualties as Boko
Haram militants ambushed them,
killing at least 15 soldiers, a
security source has disclosed to
SaharaReporters.
Nigerian Soldiers
The source stated that 200
soldiers had been sent on the
operation to reclaim the base
from the Islamist insurgents who
overran it and took it over a few
days ago. Our source stated that
the militants, who had hoisted
their flag on the base,
had dug a trench where many of
their heavily armed gunmen lay
in ambush awaiting what they
knew would be the
inevitable arrival of a contingent
of soldiers to retake the base.
As soon as the soldiers
approached, the Islamist
militants surprised them by
opening fire from their trenches,
killing as many as 15 soldiers
and wounding many more, said
the source. “Some of the injured
soldiers said that they lost 15
soldiers, but the full extent of
those who died is even unclear
now,” he told our correspondent.
“I went to the MRS Hospital in
Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri.
The hospital is filled to capacity
with injured soldiers,” said the
source. He added that the
hospital was so stretched
thatsome of the wounded soldiers
were on the bare floor to
receive treatment. “There’s a lack
of space and facilities to
accommodate the injured
victims.”
Our source said the injured
soldiers were enraged that they
were sent on such a high-risk
operation without enough
firepower and troops to take out
Boko Haram insurgents. “They
are very angry and the
atmosphere is tense,” said the
source.

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igerian soldiers deployed
around noon today
(Nigerian time) to
recapture Damboa military base
suffered huge casualties as Boko
Haram militants ambushed them,
killing at least 15 soldiers, a
security source has disclosed to
SaharaReporters.
Nigerian Soldiers
The source stated that 200
soldiers had been sent on the
operation to reclaim the base
from the Islamist insurgents who
overran it and took it over a few
days ago. Our source stated that
the militants, who had hoisted
their flag on the base,
had dug a trench where many of
their heavily armed gunmen lay
in ambush awaiting what they
knew would be the
inevitable arrival of a contingent
of soldiers to retake the base.
As soon as the soldiers
approached, the Islamist
militants surprised them by
opening fire from their trenches,
killing as many as 15 soldiers
and wounding many more, said
the source. “Some of the injured
soldiers said that they lost 15
soldiers, but the full extent of
those who died is even unclear
now,” he told our correspondent.
“I went to the MRS Hospital in
Maimalari barracks in Maiduguri.
The hospital is filled to capacity
with injured soldiers,” said the
source. He added that the
hospital was so stretched
thatsome of the wounded soldiers
were on the bare floor to
receive treatment. “There’s a lack
of space and facilities to
accommodate the injured
victims.”
Our source said the injured
soldiers were enraged that they
were sent on such a high-risk
operation without enough
firepower and troops to take out
Boko Haram insurgents. “They
are very angry and the
atmosphere is tense,” said the
source.

Why sent a whooping 200 soldiers without Aerial-cover?
Why do that without Aerial-cover or possibly using the services of a mine clearer or sweeper?
RIP to the dead though...

Poor men.

R.I.P

It beats my imagination what our officers are thought in the Academy.

Simple aerial recce prior to a ground attack they will not do but they are busy showcasing procured attack helicopters on Beegeagle blog.

These are inevitable deaths from defective operational plans and some heads should roll.

what is d source of this info
this is sheer propaganda

no missing chibok girls.......
no dead nigerian soldiers
gbam

i fear for my country, terrorist took over a base and our military is trying to regain it by only ground operation? so the terrorists will just fold their harms and wait to be chased out.
if u no sabi book, u no go fit at least copy? Israel first bombard Gaza with aerial power before sending in troops. mtcheew!

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It beats my imagination what our officers are thought in the Academy.

Simple aerial recce prior to a ground attack they will not do but they are busy showcasing procured attack helicopters on Beegeagle blog.

These are inevitable deaths from defective operational plans and some heads should roll.

Spot on. The way they are just wasting the lives of our soldiers is disheartening. It's as if the Generals just like sending the recruits on suicide missions. A lieutenant said soldiers sent to confront boko haram boys are always issued with Ak-47s and barely functional Rpgs. Isn't that absurb? Ak-47s that have a max effective range of about 300 meters! It's just sad.