SAN FRANCISCO, April 18, (THEWILL) – Suspected Boko Haram jihadists have reportedly killed five Nigerian soldiers and injured five others in a raid on a military post in the violence-torn northeast.
This was disclosed by locals and a military officer on Tuesday saying that fighters loyal to the Boko Haram faction headed by Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, on Monday night, stormed a checkpoint near Sabon Garin Kimba village about 140 kilometres (90 miles) from Maiduguri, the birthplace of Boko Haram.
“Our men were outgunned and outnumbered,” a military officer who choose to be anonymous revealed.
“We lost five men in the fight. Five more were injured.”
Mustapha Karimbe, a civilian assisting the military, said the jihadists took military vehicles and burned three armoured cars along with makeshift sheds at the checkpoint.
“The terrorists attacked the soldiers and remained in the village for three hours before they withdrew,” said Karimbe.
Boko Haram has in recent weeks intensified attacks on military targets in the northeast.
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