Thursday, November 19, 2015

105 Nigerian Soldiers Missing After Attacks By Boko Haram

  

105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion, and their Commander are reported missing after an attack by Boko Haram on  Gudunbali, Borno State, on Wednesday, according to a Military source.
one account said the terrorist captured a T-72 tank and several artillery weapons from the unit.

“Gudunbali was attacked this morning and some weapons were captured from the battalion. Two officers and 105 soldiers are still missing,”
“They captured a T-72 tank from the unit and some artillery weapons were also captured. The commanding Officer (CO) of the battalion is yet to be seen but no one has been confirmed dead yet,” the source said.
Another source said the T-72 tank was recovered after a prolong battle with the insurgent.the gunner and the tank driver were injured, the insurgents also captured 8 vehicles, truck loaded with 60,000 round of AA ammunition and three artillery pieces.

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