Army Admits Boko Haram Killed 15 Soldiers In Bormo Attack

 

No  fewer than 70 persons, including 15 soldiers,  died  in the military operations to track down the  insurgents who carried out the last Friday’s  pre-dawn attacks on Mohammed Kur Barracks in Bama, Borno State.

The remaining 55 comprised of 50 insurgents and five villagers.

The Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who made this known in a statement on  Monday, added that 20 vehicles belonging to the insurgents were also destroyed during the attack.

Olukolade said the vehicles were sighted during an air connoisseur exercise while  they were about  to escape to Cameroun.

He  said that some of the insurgents were arrested while several  others escaped with gunshot wounds.

Olukolade’s statement reads in part,  “The military operations to track insurgents who carried out the last Friday pre-dawn attacks on Mohammed Kur Barracks, Bama,  has led to the destruction of over 20 vehicles conveying escaping terrorists.

“The vehicles were the ones used during the attack on the barracks and were sighted through air surveillance as the terrorists were making efforts to cross the borders back to their haven in Cameroun.

“Although a good number of the insurgents escaped with bullet wounds while some were  arrested, over 50 of them died in the course of exchange of fire with ground troops in the ongoing operations to apprehend fleeing terrorists.

“The military has lost 15 soldiers mostly from the attack while some died during the pursuit.   Five civilians also died during the attack. Intensive cordon and search operations is still ongoing to fish out the insurgents who might be lurking around communities in the area.

“Families affected by the attacks have been relocated to other military locations.”