30 Boko Haram insurgents killed in failed ambush
30 members of the Boko Haram sect were reportedly killed in a failed ambush in Borno State on Saturday, troops of the Nigerian Army have said.
The PR Nigeria, an Abuja based Public Relations outfit to the military and security agencies reported that the insurgents were killed in an attempt to attack a convoy of local government officials and travellers along Bama Road after Nguri-Soye.
It was stated that the troops of the 121 Special Task Force Battalion were ambushed by the insurgents while escorting the council officials to Pulka.
Mr. Saeed Sambo, the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Gwoza Local Government Council, who was said to be in the convoy detailed that “the terrorists detonated Improvised Explosive Device and followed this with sporadic gunshots but they were immediately repelled by the gallant troops.”
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The special forces were said to have promptly retaliated the attack killing about 30 insurgents.
Although some soldiers fell victims to gunshots wounds during the fiery exchange, the report also quoted an anonymous aid worker as confirming that 30 of the insurgents were indeed killed in the attack.
The wounded soldiers are reportedly receiving medical treatment at the Maiamlari Barracks Hospital, Maiduguri.
Sambo praised the troops led by Patrol Commanders of the 121BN Captain S. Suleiman and Lt. N. Ayuba.
The rampage of Boko Haram insurgents have intensified in recent months, especially in the North East region of the country, resulting in the killings of senior military commanders and several troops in the battlefront.
