Nigeria: Army Base Overrun - Commanding Officer Killed in Brutal Raid
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Army commanding officer killed as Boko Haram overruns Borno base
A commanding officer in the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Farouq, has reportedly been killed during a fresh attack by Boko Haram insurgents on a military base in Borno State. Security sources said the senior officer was among several soldiers killed when militants suspected to be members of the Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram […]
Boko Haram Insurgents Overrun Military Base in Borno, Kill Several Soldiers
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists launched a deadly assault on a Nigerian military camp in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State, overrunning the facility and killing the commanding officer along with other personnel.The attack occurred in the early hours of Monday, around 12:30 a.m., when the insurgents approached the base from multiple directions and engaged troops in intense fighting, according to local security sources familiar with the …
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