Another
senior Nigerian Army officer has been killed by suspected Boko Haram militants.
The officer, O. Umusu,
a Lieutenant Colonel and Commanding Officer, 118 Task Force Battalion in Borno
State, was killed alongside his security details, by an Improvised Explosive
Device in an ambush Monday evening.
Military insiders said
the officer and his men were returning from Maiduguri to their location towards
Baga. The incident happened between Sari and Gudumbali.
Their remains were
evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital, our sources said.
This is the fourth
lieutenant colonel the army is losing in two months.
The
affected officers were Lt. Col K Yusuf (October 16, 2016), Lt. Col Abu
Ali (November 4, 2016), Lt. Col B. U. Umar (November 15,
2016) and Lt. Col O. Umusu (12 December 2016).
Another
officer, Lt. Col K Yusuf, went missing in action and the army is
still searching for him.
-Premium Times
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