REVEALED: How Several Nigerian Soldiers Drowned in River Yobe After Boko Haram Attack

 

Premium Times has reported that Nigerian soldiers have suffered a big blow in the fight against insurgency.

 

According to newspaper, a yet to be ascertained number of Nigerian soldiers drowned in the Yobe River in North-East Nigeria as they tried to escape intense fire from Boko Haram fighters on Monday.

 

The newspaper also revealed that no fewer than 22 soldiers are currently recuperating in a hospital in neighbouring Niger Republic following the attack.

 

The troops were manning an outpost in Gashigar, Borno State, near the border with Niger, when hundreds of terrorists advanced rapidly towards them, forcing the troops to abandon their position with some diving into the nearby river, top military sources familiar with the development revealed.

 

The casualty figure, including those who drowned, was yet to be determined as at the time of filing this report.

 

The sources said the troops have started recounting the incident to their superiors.

 

The soldiers said they were manning their post in Gashigar when they learnt that suspected terrorists, dressed in black and multi-coloured camouflage, were approaching in several utility trucks while chanting ‘Allah Akbar!’ (Allah is great).