Nigerian Troops Flee Gwoza As Boko Haram
Captures Tank and Driver, Commander
Whereabouts Unknown
The defeat of Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza puts the strategic town
firmly in the hands of Boko Haram militants three days after they
first invaded the town, killing over 100 civilians and several
soldiers. Some units of the Nigerian Army 213 battalion, Operation Task Force
Mike and 234 battalion, which attempted to retake Gwoza Township
from Islamist militant Boko Haram, beat a hasty retreat on Thursday
night as the militants showed superior firepower, SaharaReporters has
learned.
The soldiers were reported to have been led into the battle by
Lieutenant BMG Martins and Lt. Colonel Agu of the 234 Battalion,
formerly Special Operations Battalion (SOB), but they were given the
surprise of their lives when they ran into stiff resistance from the
militants as they advanced on Gwoza from the Madagali axis.
The soldiers retreated but the militants set off in hot pursuit, chased
them and snatched one of their tanks as well as the driver of the tank.
They then called the soldier’s wife and informed her that her husband
was in captivity.
Col. Agu has himself not been since then.
SaharaReporters sources said that following the encounter, some 30
Hilux pick up vans were used to bring back to Mubi in Adamawa State
several wounded and dead soldiers.
The defeat of Nigerian soldiers in Gwoza puts the strategic town firmly
in the hands of Boko Haram militants three days after they first invaded
the town, killing over 100 civilians and several soldiers.
It is the second time in 24 hours that Nigerians soldiers were defeated
by Boko Haram in an attempt to retake Gwoza. The army had recently
retaken Damoboa, over two weeks after Boko Haram overran the town
and planted its flag.
Nigerian army sources in Abuja said that following the attack, they
have yet to find Lt. Col Agu. They further confirmed that about three
military alpha jets have been deployed to the area to assist in the
rescue of soldiers who might be trapped in mountains surrounding
Gwoza.
Military sources blame the Brigade commander for asking the
contingent to withdraw from Gwoza after they made contact with the
terrorists, adding that the hasty retreat emboldened Boko Haram
militants to chase and kill the soldiers during the unusual retreat.

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Sahara repoters pls b very sure b4 u jst dish information.BH is a tin of d past .Ebola wil also b a tin of d past

You mean more Nigerian soldiers have defected to Boko haram.

I hope & pray Boko Haram won't be as strong as ISIS someday.

God bless our dear country, Nigeria.

Corruption is fighting our military more than Boko boys. Don't be surprised that fighting boko haram may be fast becoming a lucrative business among the superior military officers as the soldiers in d war front had in d past complained of short payments. Only God can defeat Boko HaRAMS.

Why is Britain, Russia, soviet Arab world, Egypt Sudan not coming to assist Nigeria to fight boko haram, if it were biafrans all hell would have been let loose

SaharaReporters, abeg try encourage our Soldiers small small na. 30 Hilux Vans brought the bodies of the dead and wounded Soldiers?! Haha, it's too big na!

kettykin: Why is Britain, Russia, soviet Arab world, Egypt Sudan not coming to assist Nigeria to fight boko haram, if it were biafrans all hell would have been let loose

Boko is actually helping Britain, Russia, America and co:

1) Nigeria is rising and they need to checkmate Nigeria's growth: thanks to Boko.

2) Nigeria is the most populous black country, they need to depopulate: thanks to Boko

3) Boko will add fuel to Christian-Muslim acrimony, leading to stagnation: thanks to Boko. .


So, America, Britain and co will just sit by and watch their Boko collaborators in action.