Boko Haram Counters Nigerian Army, Releases Pictures of 16 Killed, Abducted Soldiers Boko Haram Counters Nigerian Army, Releases Pictures of 16 Killed, Abducted Soldiers
This is contrary to a statement by the Nigerian army that four soldiers died in the attack.
Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, have released pictures of 15 soldiers killed by the group during an ambush on Nigerian soldiers in Monguno, Borno state.
This is contrary to a statement by the Nigerian army that four soldiers died in the attack.
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This is contrary to a statement by the Nigerian army that four soldiers died in the attack.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Mar 16, 2021
Militants from the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da wah wa l-Jihād, have released pictures of 15 soldiers killed by the group during an ambush on Nigerian soldiers in Monguno, Borno state.
This is contrary to a statement by the Nigerian army that four soldiers died in the attack.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima had on Monday said the encounters, which took place on the Tumbus of Lake Chad’s fringes, led to the destruction of the terrorists’ gun trucks and recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition.
Elements of Boko Haram Terrorists and their Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) counterparts operating along the fringes of the Lake Chad and the Tumbus met their waterloo when they encountered dogged troops of Sector 3 Operation Lafiya Dole on Saturday, 13 March, 2021.
Troops eliminate scores of terrorists along Lake Chad – Army
The army says the encounter also led to the death of one officer and three gallant soldiers while those wounded in action are currently receiving medical attention in Maimalari Cantonment.
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Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have eliminated scores of the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Saturday in Borno State.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Mohammed Yerima, a brigadier general, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
Mr Yerima said the encounters, which took place around the fringes of the Tumbus of Lake Chad region also led to the destruction of terrorists’ gun trucks and recovery of a large cache of arms and ammunition.