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Obasanjo’s Son Shot By Boko Haram In Adamawa, As Military Retakes Bama
Article | September 9, 2014 - 6:45am | By Augustine Aminu

Lieutenant Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo of the 3rd Division, Jos, Plateau state was Monday shot in an attack by Boko Haram in Baza in Adamawa State.

Reports have it that terrorists attacked a platoon led by Obasanjo, killing 24 soldiers and he, sustained gunshot wounds to the leg.

At the time of the incident, Major Gen JS Zaruwa, Colonel Victor Ebhaleme who serves as the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Army Brigade in Yola and Lieutenant Agwu were all together advancing towards Michika when Boko Haram fighters ambushed them and unleashed the deadly attack on the soldiers. Lieutenant Adeboye Obasanjo is son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

In another development, a senior official said on Monday that Nigeria’s military has recaptured the flashpoint town of Bama in northeast Borno state from Boko Haram and blocked the Islamist militants’ advance towards the state capital Maiduguri,.

He said government forces are also fighting a southward push into neighboring Adamawa state by the group, which recently has departed from its usual hit-and-run tactics and started to seize towns and territory.

The government source, who asked not to be named, said Boko Haram fighters had been driven from Bama, 70 kilometers southeast of Maiduguri. Government warplanes have bombed and strafed the militants after they stormed Bama last week.

“Bama has been recaptured by the soldiers and I can confirm to you Maiduguri is safe,” the official in Abuja told Reuters.