Five soldiers have reportedly lost their lives
after suspected Boko Haram members
hiding in an explosives-laden pickup truck,
rammed into their military convoy in Borno
state yesterday April 27th. The troops were
on their way to a clearance operation in
Damboa community when they were
attacked.
A military source who confirmed the attack
to AFP said
“At about 1100 hours (1000 GMT) on
Thursday, a suicide bomber believed
to be a Boko Haram terrorist riding in
a van loaded with explosives rammed
into a military convoy at Manguzum
village. We lost five soldiers in the
incident and more than 40 sustained
various degrees of injuries”he said
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