It was the gallantry of a Nigerian Army Commander, and a battalion of troops he was leading that prevented Boko Haram terrorists from killing many innocent residents of Mainok on Sunday, intelligence sources told PRNigeria.
The courageous Commander and some of his loyal lieutenants were eventually killed after exchanges of gunfire with terrorists for hours.
The terrorists in military uniforms had disguised as friendly forces to sneek into military zones in the town.
Sources said that Nigerian military troops recorded casualties after an attack by ISWAP and Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok, a town in Borno State.
It however, could not confirm when the casualties were recorded after it had early reported that the troops and Nigerian Air Force (NAF) attack jets, on Sunday foiled an attack by the terrorists.