Brigadier General Sani
Kukasheka Usman on Wednesday, November 28, said the Nigerian Army has
discovered that Boko Haram terrorists have started using drones and foreign
fighters while combating the Army.
Kukasheka said the Nigerian
troops deployed in the northeast of Nigeria under Operation Lafiya Dole have
come under series of attacks by large numbers of Boko Haram Terrorists.
In a statement sent to the
press, the Army chief said: "In continuation with our resolve to keep
Nigerians well informed of the activities of the Nigerian Army, I will be
briefing you on the recent happenings in the northeast of Nigeria.
"In the recent weeks,
Nigerian troops deployed in the North East of Nigeria under Operation Lafiya
Dole have come under series of attacks by large numbers of Boko Haram
Terrorists.
"The Nigerian Army
troops deployed at Kukawa, Ngoshe, Kareto and Gajiram came under attack at
different times within a 2 week period from 2 – 17th November 2018. Each of
these incidents were successfully repelled and several members of the
terrorists were killed.
"However, a total of
16 personnel were killed in the course of these attacks while 12 soldiers were
wounded in action and are receiving treatment at our military medical
facilities. As you are all aware, Nigeria is contributing troops to the
Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) which has its headquarters in
N’djamena, in the Republic of Chad. One of the Nigerian battalions (157 TF Bn),
deployed under the auspices of the MNJTF was attacked at their Base on the
outskirts of a town called Metele on 18th November 2018."
Legit.ng earlier reported
that the Nigerian Army confirmed that 23 of its personnel were killed and 31
others wounded when Boko Haram terrorists attacked troops locations on Sunday,
November 18 at Metele in Northern Borno.
The figure contradicts
reports of 44 to 100 army personnel allegedly killed in the attack.
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