Boko Haram Terrorists Kill Another Army Officer In Borno | Sahara Reporters https://t.co/ZTMN0fMPiG pic.twitter.com/UaWlxwiBhO— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 15, 2016
Nigerian
troops fighing the insurgency in the North East was yesterday Tuesday thrown
into yet another mourning following the death of of the Commanding Officer of
the 114 Task Force Battalion, Lt.-Col. B.U. Umar.
THISDAY
reports that the commander and his troops ran into an Ambush laid by the
terrorist around Pita and Piridang road in Borno State.
Military
sources, who could not confirm whether others in the commanding officer’s
convoy were killed or survived the attack, said that the unfortunate incident
occurred yesterday morning.
“Yes.
It is true, as you might have heard. The unfortunate incident happened between
Bita and Piridang in Borno State but it is not certain that they all died, as
the CO and eight soldiers were fatally wounded,” one of the sources said.
PHOTO: Nigerian Army Officer Lt. Mukhtar was also killed in the Boko Haram ambush that claimed the life of his CO, Lt. Colonel Umar in Borno pic.twitter.com/II4JQdWVOl— Sahara Reporters (@SaharaReporters) November 16, 2016
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