Nine soldiers feared dead in fresh battle with Boko Haram.
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The Council Chairman of Madagali, Mr Maina Ularamu, confirmed the incident and losses of the armed forces, but could not ascertain the number of casualties.
He also noted that the insurgents were well armed with anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons mounted on their vehicles.
It was learnt that the troops battled the heavily armed insurgents, who attacked from different directions.
Unfortunately, the newsmen could not reach the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Armoured Brigade, Yola, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas for comments. He was said to have gone on a special assignment.
However, a top military source confirmed that few soldiers lost their lives in an encounter with suspected Boko Haram fighters on the border with Borno State.
Hospital sources also confirmed that nine corpses of the fallen soldiers were deposited at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola on Thursday.
A staff of the hospital anonymously told that nine corpses of soldiers, who were killed in Madagali, were delivered to the hospital’s mortuary.
Source: Legit.ng
