The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the loss of a soldier in an ambush perpetrated by terrorists in Borno State.
Edward Buba, the Director of Defence Media Operations, disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the ambush occurred along the Buratai-Buni Gari road in Borno.
Buba stated that a lieutenant lost his life in the ambush, while four other personnel, injured during the incident, were currently undergoing treatment.
Despite the setback, Buba mentioned that reinforcement troops promptly pursued the terrorists to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle, resulting in the elimination of six assailants.
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In the course of the operation, the troops successfully recovered five AK-47 rifles and 103 rounds of the 7.62mm special ammunition.
“The remaining terrorist ran in disarray and the troops are in hunt of the remnant terrorist that fled the firefight,” the major general said.
The ambushed soldiers were attached to the forward operational base in Buratai, under the Nigerian Army 27 Task Force Brigade in Buni Gari, Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, military sources briefed about the incident.
The 27 Task Force is one of the units fighting Boko Haram terrorists in Northeast Nigeria.
Mr Maidawa was leading troops to Damaturu, Yobe State capital, on Friday, to buy fuel when their convoy was ambushed around Kamuya and Azare villages in Biu LGA, our source said, asking not to be named for fear of victimization by the army.
The terrorists exploited the forest area and the bad road network to launch the ambush.
The ambush by terrorists in Borno came less than a month after some suspected residents of the Okuama in Delta State, on 14 March, ambushed and murdered the Commanding Officer of 181 Army Amphibious Battalion, two majors, one captain, and 13 soldiers.
The troops were responding to a distress call arising from a clash between Okuama and Okoloba communities in the South-southern state.