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One soldier was killed in an ambush Friday during a daring visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, to troops currently battling Boko Haram terrorists in parts of Borno state.

The army chief, who arrived Maiduguri first, set out on the journey through Mafa to Gamboru-Ngala border town where regrouping terrorists were dislodged recently.

On the way to Gamboru-Ngala, Mr. Buratai, a Lieutenant General, stopped over in Mafa town where he addressed troops of the 7 Division, Nigeria Army currently manning the reclaimed community that is still deserted.

He commended the soldiers for “a job well done” even as he assured them of improved welfare and allowances as he said such matters have been placed before the table of the president and commander-in-chief, Muhammadu Buhari.

He however informed the soldiers that “there is still more job to be done and we have to do this once and for all so that all of us can go back to our respective barracks and continue with our normal jobs and soldiers”.

As the convoy moved on to Dikwa, a message was sent in that an advance team was ambushed by Boko Haram terrorists and one soldier was killed while two others were also injured.

The soldiers in advance however subdued the terrorists by killing five of them and arresting five others, who surrendered their arms.

While the Chief of Army staff’s convoy proceeded to Dikwa, soldiers spotted suspected Boko Haram in the bushe amidst flocks of cattle. Mr. Buratai stopped the convoy and ordered that the group be rounded up for investigation.

An elderly herdsman confessed that four of the arrested suspects met them in the bush and forced them to move together. The four suspects later owned up that they were of the Boko Haram. They were immediately arrested and sent back to Maiduguri.

In Dikwa, the chief of Army staff was welcome with cheers by over 4000 internally displaced persons from Gamboru and neighbouring towns, who were full of praise and prayers for him and the soldiers.
He addressed them in the local Kanuri language and assured them that they would soon be resettled as his troops were working round the clock to rid the area of all terrorists.

The convoy later moved on to Ngala town where a large number of solders were met celebrating the liberation of the area.

Lieutenant General Buratai addressed the troops and commended them for keeping the morale high. He urged them to be more vigilant and ensure no Boko Haram is left to cause any form of attack on troops and innocent civilians.

He was accompanied on the trip by the GOC 7 Division and other top officers from the Army headquarters, while the Chief of Air Staff also made the trip by air.

www.timesng.com/news/headlines/188816-boko-haram-terrorists-ambush-army-chiefs-advance-team.html

U see. I talk am. Another story again. Thought Brutai and his men know the terrain very well. Well, no cause for control, everything is under alarm. APC has successfully introduced drama into the curriculum of Nigerian politics. I wish them well.

The guidance af the good Lord be with Him (Buratai) and his cohorts as they strive to mop up the mess called Bokoharam (Amen)

are they not aware of buhari's body language?

Lo na wa o... God pls save us o.. forgive us...help us defeat ds bokos o... And has Nigerian army d propaganda of fake news? Well ds boko sef dem never hear of buhari integrity or buhari body language? ?

Where are these guys getting morale room?

This man is a true General.Unlike GEJ's plump roosters.

May God almighty continue to GUIDE and GUARD them all.


Wished the previous istration took the fight against this animals in human skin serious, this would have been history just like Ebola.
All this brave soldiers need is motivation and buratai is giving them overdose of that unlike those overfed pigs who send soldiers to war front with bare hands while they sit in Abuja to loot anything "lootable"

Sai Baba. Slow and steady but yielding better results. Carry go

K

Is this a good news or bad news?

Bonapart:
Northern animals should cooperate so that boko haram can be eliminated forever

Your stupidity is inbuilt, it can never be detached from you. Meanwhile which zone ANIMAL you be

book haram sometimes seems to be 2 steps ahead of our troops but it is well.

dammytosh:
Cowards called Boko Haram

They should have ambushed the main convoy.

U dey vex

Boko haram dey look for trouble...Oya oga show them your power.

Cowards called Boko Haram

They should have ambushed the main convoy.

They ambushed some soldiers on their own and scream advance convoy.

They have learnt propaganda from ISIS.

Oh my...these boko people get mind o.

Its [size=20pt]LadyF[/size] again

End of the road for boko haram. This is a cheering news, as most of the towns are almost liberated.

Wahala is when you expect Boko haram to stop attacks simply coz of Buhari' body language!

..Yes! thewe are the types of generals we need,who will go round to motivate the soldiers even in d war zones...not some "pot-bellied" generals that can't even do push-up again.

Thank God d General was wise enough to hv sent an advance team ahead...wat would "Mr No-Shoes" ers be saying by now?
#Sai_buhari_2022.
#longlivetheGeneral
#God_blessNA

agitator:
are they not aware of buhari's body language?

u b winsh u just read ma mind

J

Soon God will help our soldiers defeat this set of beast.

An insider gave out the information of his visit but all this news of late without picture. Pictures could have add more credibility to this news because propagandas are too much these days we don't know what to believe again

gosh

big ups to the naija army. End dis war. Destroy boko haram.

I can smell a mole. Sniff out the fifth columnists ASAP!

Jonathan deliberately allowed Boko Haram to Grow and spread so that he use it as his second term Re-Election.

Otherwise I see no reason why a man who called himself a president visited Maiduguri just 2 weeks to election.

Otherwise I see no reason why soldiers who protested that they are not fully armed be sentenced to death and dismissed without jonathan saying a word

Otherwise,I see no reason why jonathan went to kano to receive Shakarau into PDP just few days after Nyanyan Bomb Blast and he was even caught on camera dancing.

Otherwise I see no reason why Ogwude, the mastermind of Nyanyan bomb blast who was extradited from Sudan turned around to sue Federal Government for unlawful detention becos police and the secret services were playing politics with his trial and all these happened under jonathan's nose.

Alas.....At the end of it all, God proved himself that he is greater than Jonathan and the blood of innocent Nigerians who died under jonathan watch cried out and he failed woefully in the last election.

However wailers will see it, Buhari's attitude in fighting bh is more than jonathan's own and if jonathan has put in this same will, bh would have been history.

Wailing wailers are free to quote and write rubish but before you do, pls don't forget that Alex Badeh, the immediate past cds said the Army he lead was ill-equiped and incase you have forgotten,Alex Badeh was employed as CDS by jonathan and from badeh's statement, it shows jonathan delibrately sabotaged Nigerian Army so that bh can spread.

Don't also forget that paul biya of cameroun said few weeks ago that jonathan stopped picking his calls obviously he didn't want bh to end even when neighbouring countries wanted to help.

IF YOU QUOTE ME WRONGLY, THE BLOOD OF INNOCENT NIGERIANS WHO DIED IN THE HANDS OF GEJ WILL HUNT YOU.

I won't praise him yet until after 3 months as promised by buhari