Members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect have killed at least six Nigerian soldiers in an ambush in Borno State, northeast Nigeria.
It was gathered that the terrorists laid an ambush on the troops’ convoy during the weekend.
SaharaReporters quoted sources as saying on Monday soldiers were attacked along the Goniri-Gorigi Road as they were returning from a clearance operation.
“The terrorists fired a rocket-propelled grenade on the convoy which hit one of the vehicles with about 8 soldiers in it, six of them died while two others were injured,” a source said.
The source added that several weapons and ammunition were stolen during the attack.
Another source, a captain in the Nigerian army confirmed the attack, calling it a huge setback for the military.
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