40 Soldiers Killed, 65 Missing In Fresh Boko Haram Ambush

As with past failures that ended in bloodshed and heavy casualty against the military, authorities have struggled to place a lid on the incident. When contacted, the spokesperson for the Defence Headquarters, Chris Olukolade, a Brigadier General, said he was attending a meeting and would prefer a text message. He did not respond to the text message. But a top security source confirmed the incident and said the army headquarters have ordered an investigation.


Other officials, who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES anonymously, said the Boko Haram assault was a reminder of the difficulties they face daily contending a dodgy but adept enemy that continues to take advantage of mistakes by military planners, to inflict heavy damage on army units.

The attack came less than two months after a similar miscalculation on August 4 which also resulted in a heavy casualty following a similar surprise attack by Boko Haram on a camp at Malam Fatori.

Officials had told PREMIUM TIMES at the time that about 20 soldiers were missing after that attack.

SOURCE: PREMIUM TIMES