No fewer than 105 soldiers are said to have gone missing after a gun
battle with Boko haram sect members at Gudunbali, Borno State, on
Wednesday November 18th. According to a report by Premium Times,
the soldiers went missing after a fight with the insurgents who tried to
capture the community early yesterday morning.
A T-72 tank as well as several artillery weapons from the unit were
reportedly carted away by the sect members.
“Gudunbali was attacked this morning and some weapons
were captured from the battalion. Two officers and 105
soldiers are still missing. They captured a T-72 tank from
the unit and some artillery weapons were also captured.
The commanding Officer (CO) of the battalion is yet to be
seen but no one has been confirmed dead yet,” a source told
PT.
The source also added that the sect members carted away a truck
loaded with 60,000 rounds of AA ammunition and three artillery
pieces. Spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Sani Usman as well as
the spokesperson of the Army’s 7 Division, Tukur Gusau, both
declined to comment on the matter, saying that the commander of the
division would hold a press conference on the matter today November
19th.

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