Army Loses Two Soldiers In Bama Ambush

The Nigerian Army says it lost two
personnel on Thursday in an ambush
staged by fleeing Boko Haram members in
operational areas in Borno state.
A military official said the ambush occurred
along Konduga-Bama axis of the state
recently visited by a Federal Government
delegation led by the Minister of
Information, Mr Lai Mohammed.
The Commanding Officer, a Lieutenant
Colonel and a private soldier were killed in
the attack, the theatre commander of the
Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General
Yusha’u Abubakar, told reporters in
Maiduguri.
Major General Abubakar also said that the
advancing troops, in an offensive operation,
dislodged insurgents around Jakana and
Alagarno axis of the state.
On Wednesday, Nigerian troops and the
Borno Youths Empowerment, otherwise
known as Civilian JTF on Wednesday foiled
planned attacks by four suicide bombers in
the outskirt of Maiduguri.
A military source said that at about 7.30am
on Wednesday, four female suicide
bombers were intercepted by troops and the
Civilian JTF, ahead of a checkpoint about
25km away from Maiduguri the capital of
Borno State.