Boko Haram Members Overruns Nigerian Military Base In Borno State Killing 5 Soldiers and Injuring Dozens More

No fewer than five Nigerian soldiers have been confirmed to have died and also many others declared missing after members of the deadly terrorist group, Boko Haram, overran a military base watched by operatives of the Nigerian Army 254 Task Force Battalion under the 25 Task Force Brigade in Borno State

According to reports, the Boko Haram insurgents entered the military base in a convoy of 15 gun trucks.

Further reports also have it that the Boko Haram insurgents left with military trucks, binoculars, grenades, assault rifles and ammunition.

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According to a military source who confirmed the attack to newsmen, at least eight soldiers were severely injured and heavy military hardware was taken away during the attack that occurred last week Friday April 26th.

The military source further disclosed that the soldiers had initially put up a stiff resistance but retreated and fled into the bush due to faulty weapons and combat trucks.

Meanwhile, all the officers killed or injured in action were evacuated to a military medical facility in Maiduguri on April 27.

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