The Nigerian Army on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 confirmed that on Wednesday, during a Boko Haram terrorists’ attack on troops of 25 Task Force Brigade (Army Super Camp 2) in Damboa, Borno State, three soldiers and four others were injured.

The Nigerian Army Operations Media Coordinator’s spokesman, Colonel Aminu Iliyasu, released a statement that also said the army recovered nineteen (19) Boko Haram corpses; while many other terrorists were seen escaping with various degrees of gunshot wounds.

He said,

The gallant troops captured from the Boko Haram criminals five AK 47 Rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun and one Rocket Propelled Gun tube.

Regrettably, 3 valiant soldiers paid the supreme prize while 4 others were wounded in action. However, the wounded in action soldiers have been evacuated to a military medical facility for immediate and effective management,

he said.

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