Two soldiers of the Multinational Joint Task Force were killed last Thursday in an explosion while fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the northern part of Borno State near the Cameroon border, an official said yesterday.

The soldiers, according to the MNJTF spokesperson, Muhammed Dole, were returning to their base at the end of the day’s operation when their truck ran into a landmine which killed a ranked officer and a private soldier. Six other soldiers sustained very serious injuries and were evacuated to a military hospital in Niamey, Niger Republic for medical treatment.

Colonel Dole said despite the setback and unfriendly weather conditions, the troops air component was able to clear 12 camps and gunned down four insurgents on Friday. Two insurgents were also arrested at Tumoua village, Dole said.

The MNJTF, which consists of military personnel from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria has recently been tasked to secure the border areas shared by the countries.
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