The Nigerian Army has confirmed the killing of an Army Colonel and a Captain in an ambush laid by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno/ Yobe states axis. The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, in Charge of the 212 Battalion in the northeast, Col Ado Isa said in a statement that the incident happened when troops were in hot pursuit of terrorists who came to attack a military base.

He said three soldiers were also killed in the attack, while the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Buratai has commiserated with the families of the fallen heroes.

The statement by Col Isa reads: “Troops of 212 Battalion deployed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Jakana, on Wednesday 17Th July 2019 dealt with and neutralised unconfirmed number of Boko Haram/ISWAP Terrorists when they woefully attempted to infiltrate their base in dire need for logistics.

“The terrorists came at about 1845 hours in 7 Gun Trucks and fought fiercely to infiltrate the camp, but the attack was thwarted with heavy fire and bombardment by the gallant and patriotic troops who were vigilant and battle-ready.

https://all-gists..com/2019/07/army-confirms-killings-of-colonel-captain-others-in-ambush.html

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hummm

Story story story.

Mumu damage limitation gibberish.

If the killings had not leaked to the press, they would have simply covered up and pretended as if nothing happened. Demons.

Guess this is still the technically defeated BH using even a senior office & soldiers as "soft targets"