47 Nigerian Soldiers Killed In Bloody Ambush By Boko Haram Terrorists

 

No fewer than 47 Nigerian soldiers have been killed in a Boko Haram ambush in Buk area of the Sambisa forest in Borno State, according to TheNation.

 

The Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major John Enenche, speaking on the sad incident, said the soldiers were not killed in direct combat with the terrorists.

 

He said the terrorists ambushed the Military vehicle conveying logistics which included bombs and other weapons and shot at it, resulting in an explosion that killed the soldiers and the insurgents that mounted the ambush.

 

He said that 15 others were wounded and are currently undergoing treatment in a military facility.