Home » Armed Forces, Army, Headlines » Breaking News: Boko Haram Kills 47 Soldiers, Wounds Dozens More

Breaking News: Boko Haram Kills 47 Soldiers, Wounds Dozens More

It was a sad day for the Nigerian Military as no fewer than 47 soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram ambush in Buk area of the Sambisa forest in Borno State.

The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major John Enenche, the soldiers were not killed in direct combat with the terrorists.

According to him, the terrorists ambushed the Military vehicle conveying logistics which included bombs and other weapons and shot at it, resulting in an explosion that killed the soldiers and the insurgents that mounted the ambush.

He said that 15 others were wounded and are currently undergoing treatment in a military facility.wp_posts

Related Posts

Website Pin Facebook Twitter Myspace Friendfeed Technorati del.icio.us Digg Google StumbleUpon Premium Responsive

Short URL: https://newnigerianpolitics.com/?p=54350

Posted by on Mar 24 2020. Filed under Armed Forces, Army, Headlines. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Leave a Reply

Headlines

Browse National Politics

Featuring Top 5/1413 of National Politics

Subscribe

Read more

Browse Today’s Politics

Featuring Top 5/45 of Today's Politics

Browse NNP Columnists

Featuring Top 10/1568 of NNP Columnists

Browse Africa & World Politics

Featuring Top 5/2411 of Africa & World Politics

Subscribe

Read more

ADVERTISEMENT

Categories

FEATURED VIDEOS

Advertisements

ARCHIVES

February 2025
S M T W T F S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
232425262728  

© 2025 New Nigerian Politics. All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes