Sad that 7 solders were killed!...The Nigerian Army in the early hours
of Wednesday killed over 100 Boko Haram terrorists after they made
attempts to attack 120 Task Force Battalion troops, located at Goniri,
Yobe State.
A statement by the army spokesman, Sani Usman, said
during the encounter, the terrorists killed seven soldiers and wounded
nine others.“During the encounter, our gallant troops successfully repelled the attack and inflicted heavy casualty on the invading terrorists as all of them were killed.
“On the last count over 100 terrorists bodies were seen. Unfortunately however, 7 of our gallant soldiers paid the supreme price while defending our fatherland, while 1 officer and 8 soldiers were wounded in action.
“Our troops have recovered a sizeable arms, ammunition and other equipment from the terrorists. These include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun, 2 Rocket Propelled Grenades, 9 AK-47 rifles and belted rounds of 7.62 (NATO) ammunitions. Others were various wires used for Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 7 Primed IEDs, different types of Spanners and a Torch Light,” Mr. Usman, a colonel, said
