Captain Felix Kura, a Benue son has been identified among the seven Nigerian soldiers that were on Monday gruesomely murdered by bandits during a rescue operation in a forest along Mararaba-Udege road in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The soldiers, who were killed in an ambush by the bandits, were from the 177 Guards Battalion, Shitu Alao Barracks, Keffi, Nasarawa State.
The development came after the Nasarawa State Governor, Sule Abdulahi had cried out to Preisdnet Muhammadu Buhari that members of the Boko Haram were regrouping at Nasarawa/Benue borders.
Out of the 14 military men, Premium Times reports that seven including Kura; Yakubu Bati, a sergeant; Kefas Iliya, a lance corporal, and four others whose identity could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report, lost their lives.
“As soon as they ran into the ambush and they realised they were being overpowered, Mr Kura was said to have told his colleagues including his “cover” to escape,” the source added.
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