Twenty-three soldiers and eight trucks are said to be missing after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy at Boboshe, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It was gathered that the military, acting on intelligence, mobilised troops in a convoy of 11 trucks to clear the insurgents from the deserted village.<\/p>\n
The insurgents are believed to be those who escaped ongoing military offensives on the fringes of Sambisa Forest and Lake Chad region.<\/p>\n
A military source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that only three of the 11 trucks returned to their base in Maiduguri.<\/p>\n
The source said: \u201cThere was a quick response by the Army when they received reports that hundreds of the insurgents gathered at Boboshe on the Maiduguri-Konduga-Bama road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe soldiers were ambushed and only three of the 11 trucks returned to the base. It is not clear what happened but it was assumed the soldiers went missing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, residents of Jilli in Gubio Local Government Area of Borno State have fled their community following an attack by Boko Haram insurgents.<\/p>\n
It was learnt that insurgents attacked the area from the Lake Chad axis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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