Boko Haram militants shot and injured the soldier son of Nigerian ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo during clashes, an associate of the former head of state told BBC radio on Tuesday.

Lieutenant-Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo was wounded when troops fought the Islamist fighters in the northeastern state of Adamawa, Mohammed Keffi said on the broadcaster's Hausa-language service.

"I got in touch with... Obasanjo and told him that I received this information... He told me yes, he was aware of the incident," Keffi said in an interview.

"He told me his (son's) team had left Mubi on their way to Michika when they came under fire from Boko Haram. He was shot and injured but he is in a stable condition."

The younger Obasanjo, an army engineer leading a platoon of army troops, was "getting better" after Monday's incident, according to Keffi.

The soldier's father, 77, was elected president in 1999, marking a return to civilian rule after military dictatorship, and held office until 2007. He had previously served as military leader from 1976 to 1979.

Obasanjo has been involved in attempts to end the five-year insurgency. In May, he held exploratory talks to open discussions with the armed Islamic fundamentalists to obtain the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in April.

Nigeria's military has been under increasing pressure to stop Boko Haram advances after the militants took over a number of towns in the northeastern states of Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.
Troops attempted to retake the town of Madagali, on Adamawa's northern border with Borno, on Friday but were forced to withdraw to Mubi, the state's commercial hub.

Residents of Michika in Adamawa state on Monday reported seeing air force jets circling overhead, but the planes were unable to bomb militants on the ground because they took cover inside civilian houses.

Michika is 37 kilometres (23 miles) from Mubi by road.

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Get well soon, young Obj.

I hope OBJ will wear his uniform and go and revenge his son's battering , useless hypocrite

Wishing him quickest recovery.

And somebody said he is dead. Smh

I knew journalists will not leave this man alone until they get a sensational statement from him. Good that Adeboye Obasanjo is responding to treatment.

Get well soon son, I know you hate your father just like me...

Thank you Jesus.

Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo has paid the right dues to become Nigeria's president in future.

Salute!

Wishing him quick recovery!!

Pray him quick recovery

kettykings: I hope OBJ will wear his uniform and go and revenge his son's battering , useless hypocrite

oponu

So after training him abroad, he joins the army and he's posted to boko zone and the father sat back without having him transferred? Abeg, this contradicts all stories about naija leaders.

egopersonified: So after training him abroad, he joins the army and he's posted to boko zone and the father sat back without having him transferred? Abeg, this contradicts all stories about naija leaders.

what abroad he attended NMS and NDA respectively.

kettykings: I hope OBJ will wear his uniform and go and revenge his son's battering , useless hypocrite

How is OBJ an hypocrite. He could have lobby that his son is not posted to such dangerous terrain, but he did not.

What have you done for Nigeria, or your Dad done for this nation.

Hatred will only send some of you to early grave.

Nigerdeltaboi:
what abroad he attended the NMS and NDA respectively.

I'd say even better.