Nigerian troops fighting Islamic militants, Boko Haram, were ambushed on Monday. The
militants ambushed military vehicle along Biu
and Damboa town, two soldiers were killed, and four others were injured.
A military
source said on Tuesday that the soldiers were travelling between Biu and Damboa
when they came under heavy gun fire from the terrorists group.
“Boko Haram
attacked our soldiers on Monday. They fell into an ambush while on their way to
Damboa from Biu. They fought the terrorists but we lost two men in the fight.”
He said.
According to him, a military
vehicle was also seized in the attack.
Despite repeated claims from the
authorities that they have “technically defeated the terrorists group or
degraded the militants”, Boko Haram has continued to attack towns and villages
across the northeast region.
With the latest attack on Dapchi
town in Yobe state, it appears that, when ever Boko Haram releases few of its
victims, it takes more and continues to bargain with government.
Also
attacks and suicide bombings persist with unhindered successes in some hard to
reach rural areas and outlying towns in Borno state particularly.
Borno state has been at the heart
of the Boko Haram insurgency, which has claimed over 20,000 people and
displaced 2 .6 million more since it began its campaign of introducing total
Shari’a in the country in 2009.
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