July 25, (THEWILL) – At least three soldiers have been reportedly injured in an ambush laid by Boko Haram terrorists in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Sources claimed that the soldiers, believed to be from the elite Brigade of Guards, were on a surveillance patrol when they came under heavy fire around the Kubwa-Bwari Road, but the attack was repelled by troops of the Brigade of Guards.
THEWILL gathered that the wounded soldiers have been moved to the 7 Guards Battalion Medical Centre where they are currently receiving treatment and in stable condition.
A cryptic message on the attack titled, ‘Ambush Attack Against Own Troops Of Gds Bde’, reads: “At about 241620A Jul 22, own tps of 7 Gds Bn on routine ptl along Rd Kubwa – Bwari were ambushed by suspected terr. 3 x sldrs were injured during the attk. The sldrs have been evacuated to 7 Gds Bn MRS for med attn. Details on the extend of their injuries still under cfm. The ambushed attk happening within the gen area of Bwari shows that the terrs are actually within the loc and possibly to carry out their plans of attacking the law schl in Bwari as earlier reported.”
The Brigade of Guards is in charge of the personal security of the President, his entire family, the Vice President, Very Important Personalities(VIP), the Federal Capital Territory and its surrounding states.
THEWILL reports that terrorists have threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari and other leaders.
The terrorists in a trending video on Sunday, said that if their demands were not fulfilled, they would kill the remaining abducted victims of the ill-fated Kaduna-bound train attack.
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