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4 soldiers, 22 insurgents killed as troops take on Boko Haram in bloody encounter
The Nigerian Army has said its troops, on Sunday, repelled an attack by Boko Haram insurgents on Logomani community along the Dikwa-Gamboru road, Borno State.
The encounter between the soldiers and the insurgents, according to the Army, led to the death of 22 Boko Haram fighters and four soldiers.
This was disclosed by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman, in a statement on Sunday evening.
The statement reads: “At about 1.00am today, Sunday 25th September 2016, some suspected remnants of Boko Haram fighters attacked our troops location at Logomani along Dikwa-Gambarou road, Borno State, in a 3 wave attack using 36 Hand Grenades and Rocket Propelled Launchers.
“Our troops fought gallantly and repelled the attack which lasted for about one hour. At the end of the fierce encounter, the troops counted 22 dead bodies of Boko Haram fighters.
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“They also recovered 2 AK-47 Rifles, 1 FN Rifle, 1 G3 Rifle and some 36 Hand grenades.
“Unfortunately, we lost 4 soldiers and their rifles as a result of the effect of Boko Haram use of Rocket Propelled Grenades, while 2 soldiers were wounded in action.
“The wounded in action have been evacuated for further medical management.
“The location have been reinforced and replenished while the troops have continued their clearance operations.”
By Timothy Enietan-Matthews….
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