Boko Haram reportedly raids army base, kills 31 soldiers, wounds many

No fewer than 31 soldiers have reportedly been killed by the Boko Haram sect following a raid on a Nigerian Army camp in Zari, a small community north of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

It was gathered from a monitored report that the terrorist group in camouflage military uniform attacked the military unit, killed the 31 and seriously wounded two officers and 17 soldiers.

The attack was said to have been carried out by scores of the sect members, who stormed the unit in 12 gun trucks, accompanied by other fighters who came on foot, at about 4:30 PM on Thursday.

According to the report, the soldiers were said to have fought gallantly to repel the terrorists but were unable to prevail as the insurgents broke into the camp after about an hour of exchange of gunfire.

It was further learnt that an unknown number of troops could still not be accounted for as at Saturday morning, even as a search and rescue operation was said to still be underway in conjunction with troops from the 145 Battalion.

It was further learnt that the wounded officers and men were evacuated to the Nigerian Army 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital in Maiduguri.

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The report also claim that the terrorists, after the attack, left with armoured personnel carriers, anti-aircraft guns, water tanker, utility trucks, ambulances and other equipment. They were said to have burnt satellite communication equipment and destroyed makeshift tents inside the camp.

The Nigerian Army is yet to respond to this report.

 

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