Boko Haram Attack Soldiers, 13 Injured Several Others Missing

The dreaded Boko haram terrorists have reportedly attacked Nigerian soldiers at their base in Gashigar, a border town between Niger and Nigeria in Borno state.

The Army has said that the attack left an unspecified number of Nigerian soldiers missing and 13 others seriously injured the Army has said.

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The Army spokesperson, Col Sani Usman, said the soldiers were attacked at their position at about 5:30 p.m. on Monday.

Mr. Usman, a colonel, described the attackers as “escaping remnants of Boko Haram.”

“The troops did their best to defend the location in vain. In the process, 13 soldiers sustained injuries while some are still missing in action,” he said.

The spokesperson said the troops suffered a “temporary setback” and had to withdraw from the location.

“However, the wounded soldiers have been evacuated and receiving treatment, while efforts are ongoing in search of those missing and clear the Boko Haram terrorists at the general area,” he said.

Since the emergence of Boko Haram insurgency in northern Nigeria, over 20,000 people had lost their lives and millions of others displaced.

The group recently engaged in negotiation with the Federal Government which led to the release of 21 of the over 200 girls kidnapped from Chibok in Borno State in April 2014.

Despite the negotiation and despite losing initially claimed territory to the Nigerian forces, the group still carries out attacks like that of Monday.