At least 9 soldiers were feared killed in a deadly ambush by gunmen suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, in the border areas of Izhe in Madagali Local Government of Adamawa state.
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Confirming the incident, chairman of Madagali, Mr Maina Ularamu, who could not ascertain the number of casualty said that the soldiers were on a mission to repel an attack.
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”The soldiers were going to repel a planned attack at Izhe border village when they were ambushed by the heavily armed insurgents.
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”As I am talking to you, most villagers at the border areas have since fled to Madagali the administrative headquarters for fear of possible attacks.
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” We are calling on the government to station more troops with armoured tanks. These Boko Haram insurgents have more sophisticated weapons than the soldiers,” said,Ularamu the council chairman.
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He said that the insurgents were well armed with anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapons mounted on their vehicles.
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It was learnt that the troops battled the heavily armed insurgents, who attacked from different directions.
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Efforts to get the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Armourd Brigade,Yola, Brigadier General Rogers Nicholas proved abortive as he was said to have gone on a special assignment.
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