There was an attack on soldiers along Damboa in Borno State, this evening, a source told WazobiaReporters.
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A Lieutenant and nine of his soldiers were reportedly killed in the attack.
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The soldiers were said to be on patrol when they were attacked.
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The soldiers were said to be escorting travellers from Maiduguri to Damboa town, witnesses and security sources said.
Damboa, 85 km south of Maiduguri, has been one of the most attacked local government headquarters in Borno State.
The travellers from Maiduguri reportedly ran into an ambush by Boko Haram who targeted the military escort van.
“It happened at about 2 p.m. when the convoy of travellers arrived Abbari village,” said a.traveller who survived the attack.
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“We were almost getting to Damboa when suddenly we heard some loud sound, and before one could figure out what was happening, we saw the escort vehicle up in flames and thick smoke. Then we began to hear sporadic shootings.”
The survivor, a 37-year-old male who requested anonymity due to security concerns, said all the passengers in the vehicles debarked and fled the scene.
“I know many soldiers may have died because the shooting at the military vehicle had hit it badly.”
A leader of the Civilian-JTF, Bunu Malam, confirmed to that nine soldiers died in the attack.
“We lost nine of our soldiers that were escorting travellers from Maiduguri to Damboa,” he said.
“The attackers had also gone away with a patrol vehicle belonging to our vigilante operatives who were also part of the escort team.”
The source said the attackers did not touch the civilian travellers.
The military has yet to comment on the matter. A text message to the acting director Army Public Relations, Sagir Musa, was not replied Saturday night.
