At least 9 soldiers have been killed in another deadly ambush by gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, in the border areas of Izhe in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state, NaijaSharpNews sources have reported.
The attack has already been confirmed by the Chairman of Madagali, Mr Maina Ularamu, to NaijaSharpNews but could not ascertain the number of casualty. According to him, the nine soldiers killed were on a repel mission. NaijaSharpNews quotes the Chairman as saying
”The soldiers were going to repel a planned attack at Izhe border village when they were ambushed by the heavily armed insurgents.
”As I am talking to you, most villagers at the border areas have since fled to Madagali the administrative headquarters for fear of possible attacks.
” We are calling on the government to station more troops with armoured tanks. These Boko Haram insurgents have more sophisticated weapons than the soldiers,” said,Ularamu the council chairman.
According to Mr. Madagali, the insurgents were well armed with anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons mounted on their vehicles.
It was learnt that the troops battled the heavily armed insurgents, who attacked from different directions.
Efforts to get the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Armourd Brigade,Yola, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas proved abortive as he was said to have gone on a special assignment.
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