According to a report by Premium Times, at least 18 Nigerian troops
have been killed and six others wounded after Boko Haram insurgents
sacked a forward operating base in Borno State, military sources said
Wednesday.
The attack occurred at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday, military sources
said, but the scale of personnel and equipment casualties was still
being clarified as of Wednesday afternoon.
Four different brands of armoured personnel carriers and other
heavy military hardware were carted away when the insurgents overran the
base in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area.
Military sources feared the entire base had been taken over by the
insurgents, whose campaign against military asset has intensified in
recent weeks.
The Nigerian Army has not issued a statement about the attack, and a
spokesperson did not return calls for comments Wednesday afternoon.
Premium Times, however, learnt that reinforcements from Sector 3 of
the Operation Lafiya Dole based in Monguno had proceeded to the area.
The losses have added to the mounting toll of Nigerian troops in
the 10-year-long terror. At least four military bases had come under
attack within the past week, with each recording several deaths of
soldiers.
Two commanders, both lieutenant colonels, have also lost their
lives defending Boko Haram aggression on the frontlines in the last one
month.
The attacks also continued despite government announcements that the war was on its last legs.
On Tuesday, Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, blamed soldiers
allowing the war to linger, castigating them as cowards and promising
not to promote them unless they displayed exemplary traits of dedication
to the war.
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