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According to SaharaReporters, Boko
Haram militants have shot and injured the acting Brigade commander of 23rd
Brigade in Yola.
Colonel
Popoola was shot in the shoulder three days ago in the thick of a battle to
regain control of Hong and Gombi in Adamawa state from the Islamist militant
sect. An army source in Abuja told SaharaReporters that the senior army officer
has been evacuated to UCH Ibadan where he is expected to receive better and
further treatment in the coming days.
Several soldiers
were reported to have died in the battle. The military source
also told SaharaReporters that at least 300 Boko Haram militants
have died in the battle.
Colonel
Popoola reportedly led a new crop of soldiers drafted from Jos into battle
against the insurgents in a renewed battle to retake several towns from Boko
Haram. The troop was able to recover two armoured tanks from the militants after
the battle was over.
The
military claimed to have regained control of towns today in a short tweet.
SaharaReporters
could not independently verify the claim.
Meanwhile,
four commanders have been arrested for deserting their troops during the Monday
fight that earned Colonel Popoola a bullet to his shoulder. The arrested
soldiers include one Lieutenant Mohammed, the QRG commander of 234 battalion;
2nd Lieutenant UC Uche, Platoon commander of Bravo Company of the 234
battalion; Captain Lawal; and Lieutenant Buraji who is Mararaba platoon
commander. The four and one other Captain Lawan were led away in handcuffs
yesterday and locked up inside the military police guardroom at the 23rd
Brigade in Yola Adamawa state.
1 comment:
Mad pple.the lord God will destory them before 2015
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