April 7, (THEWILL)- At least five military personnel including a Lieutenant have been killed and four other soldiers injured, during an ambush by terrorists along Buratai-Buni Gari road in Borno State.
Four soldiers were also injured in the encounter that occured at about 9:35 am on April 6.
Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday, said they were ambushed at about 9:35 a.m on Thursday, April 5.
Biba said troops reinforcement, however, “pursued the terrorist to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle” and killed six of them, during a fire fight.
He said the troops also recovered five AK 47 rifles and 103 rounds of the 7.62mm special ammunition.
Buba said: “The remaining terrorist ran in dissaaray. However, troops are in hunt of the remnant terrorist that fled the firefight.”
He said wounded soldiers were already receiving treatment in an undisclosed medical facility.
