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5 Insurgents Killed As Plans To Hit Chief Of Army's Convoy Fail by baruzeez(m): 7:37pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
Nigerian insurgents, Boko Haram have lost five
members to gun battle with the Nigerian army
while five others have been arrested after an
attempt to attack the convoy of the Nigeria
Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur
Buratai was foiled.
According to multiple reports, the insurgents
were planning to ambush his convoy as he visits
troops at the battle ground in northeast border
areas of Borno state.
This was shortly after the Boko Haram terrorists
had ambushed an advance team of soldiers
moving ahead of the COAS’ convoy leaving a
soldier dead and two others injured.
Buratai alongside The top officers arrived
Maiduguri on Friday, August 21, 2015 and set
out for Nigeria’s major international border in
the north-east, where soldiers are busy making
gains in defeating the terrorists and reclaiming
captured territories.
Soldiers moving in a convoy of about 20 vehicles
had to stop from time to town to sniff for
possible land mines on bridges and areas that
are questionable.
Buratai assured the soldiers of improved welfare
even as he relayed the greetings of President
Muhammadu Buhari, who is the commander in
chief.
According to him “We all know we have a task
to clear this general area of these criminal
Defense elements once and for all so that we all the go
back to our normal soldiering business”:
Source : pulse.ng |
Re: 5 Insurgents Killed As Plans To Hit Chief Of Army's Convoy Fail by majamajic(m): 7:44pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
Good job |
Re: 5 Insurgents Killed As Plans To Hit Chief Of Army's Convoy Fail by olafum1(m): 7:48pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
seriously? |
Re: 5 Insurgents Killed As Plans To Hit Chief Of Army's Convoy Fail by prof17(m): 7:54pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
I reserve my comments untill 2months and some weeks now! |
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