Civilian Fighters Prevent Boko Haram From Taking Gulak Town, As Nigerian Troops Flee

Boko Haram destroyed a Nigerian military base as soldiers fled and only self-defense fighters prevented the insurgents from retaking a northeastern town, residents said Monday.

The civilian fighters held Gulak town after soldiers ran away Sunday night until the military sent reinforcements who fought off the extremists, former council chairman James Ularamu
The military base was burned down, said Ularamu.
Sunday night’s attack came as a military intelligence officer confirmed that 107 soldiers remain missing nearly two weeks after a Nov. 19 battle. The attackers drove off with an army T-72 tank and dozens of new camouflage uniforms, according to the officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak on the issue.
Nigeria’s military has denied dozens of soldiers are missing.
It was reported that the soldiers from the 157 Battalion, including their commanding officer, were missing in action along with the tank, three artillery guns and eight trucks including one carrying 60,000 rounds of ammunition.
The military has reported that it destroyed dozens of Boko Haram camps and freed more than 1,000 kidnap victims in recent weeks. But Boko Haram has stepped up the tempo and range of its attacks, with raids and suicide bombings in the past week in Niger, Cameroon and northern Nigeria.
Early Sunday the extremists kidnapped dozens of girls and set ablaze hundreds of buildings in Bam in Borno state, said resident Mallam Ali.
The setbacks come as Nigeria’s government admitted it cannot crush by December the 6-year uprising that has killed some 20,000 people.

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Posted: at 1-12-2015 10:33 AM (9 years ago) | Hero

Na serious fight o. God will surely strengthen our troops to fight victoriously.

Posted: at 1-12-2015 10:45 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

My fellow Nigerians pls let us all be wise and unite, Boko Haram are not more than our military troops or we the civilians, it's just that our politicians know what they are doing, there is a big game behind all this, Boko Haram can only be crushed if some of our politicians or all of them are first crush..

Posted: at 1-12-2015 11:08 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie

Noted

Posted: at 1-12-2015 11:38 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Hahaha,our soilders took chioma ajunwa race,I no blame them cos them be humanbeings also.

Posted: at 1-12-2015 02:00 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

the zoo must burn down to herald the divine emergence of the great peoples republic of biafra aka the biafran nation, hail thee motherland, the land of the rising sun.

Posted: at 1-12-2015 03:51 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

God have mercy.... Diz bokoguyz are animals.

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Posted: at 1-12-2015 05:29 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

If u c this war wey una dey look for, u go fit stand?

Posted: at 1-12-2015 06:00 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

this is good the will and courage of the people saves them.

Posted: at 1-12-2015 06:32 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Some people go dey talk about war like say na small boy play.

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Posted: at 1-12-2015 07:15 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac