travelling in military trucks.
At least seven soldiers have been feared dead following
a landmine ambush in the northern axis of Borno state on
Saturday.
The ill-fated soldiers, who were on escort duty en route Baga,
came upon the landmines planted by suspected Boko Haram
members.
The insurgents followed up with heavy gunfire on the convoy.
The convoy consisted of truckloads of food heading to Baga town
of Kukawa local government.
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The food supplies were to be distributed to returning Internally
Displayed Persons by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum.
Some of the civilians who escorted the food were natives of Baga
living in Stadium IDP camp, Maiduguri.
Their relatives at the camp confirmed the attack to our reporter
saying some of them were maimed in the explosion and have been
evacuated from the scene of the attack to a hospital in
Maiduguri.
Soldiers who survived the attack said the terrorists seized
weapons and a gun truck.
Further investigation revealed that the attack was at Gazarwa
village, a popular Boko Haram checkpoint after Gajiram, before
Monguno.
Sources said seven corpses of soldiers and one of CJTF were seen
on Sunday morning at Gajiram.
Military sources that took part in the evacuation of injured
persons said they are being treated at the military hospital in
Maiduguri.
The military is yet to comment on the incident.
But spokesperson to Governor Zulum, Isa Gusau confirmed that
neither Zulum nor any component of his detail was part of the
attacked convoy.
He said in a statement that the governor had successfully
completed his mission in Baga, where he spent one night and
returned to Maiduguri on Sunday.
While Gusau did not deny the attack, he advised newshounds to
seek clarification from the military.
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