Boko Haram terrorists killed around 100 Nigerian soldiers on Sunday during an attack on an army base, Reuters reported on Thursday.
Reuters, quoting security sources said that the insurgents attacked the base in the village of Metele in Borno state.
“The insurgents took us unawares. The base was burned with arms and we lost about 100 soldiers. It is a huge loss,” one officer was quoted as saying.
Another soldier said more troops were killed on Tuesday as they tried to evacuate the bodies of the slain soldiers.
“We all fled because we didn’t know where the bullets were coming from. They killed some of us who went to evacuate the bodies of the killed soldiers. We left our amour, tanks and weapons. They were all there. The village is still under their control,” the soldier said.
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The Nigerian Army, in a statement on Friday stated that indeed there was an attack, but “several social media, print and online publications have been brandishing false casualty figures.”
The statement which did not give a casualty figure said that “the situation is that the location is under control as reinforcing units have been able to repel the terrorists and stabilize the situation.”
The statement read in part:
Source: yabaleftonline.ng
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