Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant
Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau
State.Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon
led by the son of former Nigerian President
Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today. He
sustained serious injuries to his legs and was
being transported to the hospital at the time of
this report.
Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a
Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos,
Plateau State.
He and his platoon were engaged with Boko
Haram militants at Baza, which is the village of
the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3rd
division when the incident took place. The
Lieutenant Agwu of the 234 battalion, GOC of the
3rd Division, Major Gen JS Zaruwa and Colonel
Victor Ebhaleme who serves as the Brigade
Commander of the 23rd Army brigade in Yola
were all together advancing towards Michika
when Boko Haram fighters unleashed the deadly
attack on the soldiers.
24 soldiers in the platoon were reportedly killed
by the militants.
Apart from the dead soldiers, the army also lost
an armored tank to the militants. As a result of
the attack, the army has moved sensitive
weapons from mubi to the Brigade headquarters
in Yola leaving mubi vulnerable to attack. The
town of Mubi has practically been deserted
following the closure of schools and massive
retreat of soldiers from the city.
The former president is currently traveling in
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