Ambush: Terrorists Kill 4 soldiers, 10 Policemen and 4 civilians in Borno state

By Aviashima Toom, Abuja

The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that 18 member Civilian Relocation Committee, comprising Armed Forces of Nigeria, Nigeria Police Force and Civilian Joint Task Force were killed in an ambush by members of the Boko Haram and and ISWAP at Barwati village in Borno state.

This was contained in a statement signed on Saturday by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, in Abuja said, the attack/ambush was however successfully repelled by the gallant troops.

He said sadly, a total of 18 lives including 4 soldiers, 10 Policemen and 4 civilians were lost during the sad incident.

He explained that the troops on hot pursuit of the insurgents successfully recovered 3 vehicles.

Two of the vehicles according to the DMOs Coordinator, belonging to the Nigeria Police that were earlier carted away by the terrorists during the attack. Similarly, one BHT gun truck was also captured.

The casualties recorded he said  were as a result of the explosion from the multiple Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted on the road by the terrorists. 

Noting that the Nigerian Army has since deployed bomb and IED disposal teams to ensure effective route scanning and clearance to forestall future occurrence.

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