Boko Haram Kill commander, two officers, 17 troopers in Borno

Boko Haram terrorists have killed over 20 Nigerian Army personnel, together with a battalion commander, two senior officers, and 17 troopers, following a brutal assault on a army base in Borno State.
The assault occurred on Friday, January 24, 2025, on the 149 Battalion in Malam-Fatori, the headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area, a border city between Nigeria and Niger Republic.

The terrorists launched the assault with a number of gun vehicles, assaulting the bottom for a number of hours.

Sources confirmed to SaharaReporters that the insurgents additionally set hearth to quite a few buildings and army autos, inflicting intensive harm to the ability.

In addition to the confirmed deaths, a number of troopers have been injured, and plenty of others stay lacking as of Saturday.Nigerian tourism packages

The commanding officer of the battalion, together with two senior officers and the bottom medical director, have been amongst these killed within the assault.

This assault comes simply days after Boko Haram carried out one other assault on a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Damboa Local Government Area, additionally in Borno State.

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