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A commanding officer in one of the battalions of operation Hadin Kai has been killed by suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), sources have told TheCable.

The senior officer was said to have been killed alongside five soldiers when the insurgents attacked Rann, a town in Kala Balge LGA of Borno state on Thursday.

The troops were said to have engaged the insurgents who came in their numbers, and the the gunfight lasted many hours.

About 20 ISWAP fighters were also reportedly killed by the troops.

Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesman, was not immediately available to comment on the attack.

The incident comes three weeks after ISWAP killed Dzarma Zirkusu, a brigadier-general and commander of the army brigade in Chibok.

Zirkusu was on his way to Askira to provide for the troops when he was ambushed and killed.

The general was killed alongside three of his soldiers.

“Sadly, a gallant senior officer brigadier-general Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of gallantry as they provided reinforcement in a counteroffensive against the terrorists, and successfully defended the location,” Onyema had said in a statement.

https://www.thecable.ng/army-commander-feared-dead-as-troops-clash-with-iswap-fighters-in-rann/amp

Serious

Its a normal occurence in Nigeria,so i'm not surprised.
ing the Nigerian Army now is a suicide mission

I'm back from prison oooooo

I won't rejoice because it is most likley going to be my Southern brothers who have died.

Repentant Boko Haram Nigerian soldiers are in the South East. Karma will happen to them. AMEN. !!

Oyigboupdate the miscreant with an uncircumcised destiny..and @udele1 should show us the pinsure of the soldiers killed by your useless brothers that will certainly DIE...any time they are seen in any SE bush.

, any Fulani terrorist seen in any SE BUSH is BUSHMEAT...spits!!

Hunter has become the hunted,..smh

Nnamdi kanu why?

So will the soldiers go about burning people's houses and properties too as witnessed in the south east ?

Just asking for Shehu

Our soldiers are just being killed anyhow, e be like say dem de recruit soldiers now without training, abi na outdated weapons de cause am. Imagine all those almajiri boys that called themselves BokoHaram killing army commanders and Generals anyhow. I know say soldiers go don burn all the houses around that place.
Meanwhile Nigeria don't deserve deing for

No sympathy to give. Make I enjoy my weekend. Na Friday be dis

kk

Instead of the soldiers to start burning houses as per their normal modus operandi in the east, they just left with their tails in between their legs.
Where una dey display show of force is in East.
One day monkey go visit market, and won't return.

Ladies and gentlemen, the goat has done it again.

I dedicate this front-page to all real niggas out there.

Omo
E no touch me oo �

Haa

Good News

We better engage the services of russians

If Army commanders continue to die like this...how many go remain by 2023?

They should add this one to the list of charges against the worst “Terrorist” in the whole world who is to blame for every bad thing that happens in Nigeria.... our beloved MNK.

Hmmm

Wahala no dey

Dem go release recruitment for 20 more southern lab rats

How far una tucano

Which difference e don make now

This war challenges is getting worse against the Nigeria army.

Had a course with senior officers in the military for two weeks. You will actually like them when you get close to them

what a painful loss...........

More power to Iswap they're doing a good job

D

May their soul rest in peace.

You don't kill a soldier in the south and the community where the incidence happened is not invaded and razed down by a battalion of soldiers not to talk of killing a general in the north.It;s not that the iswap are powerful,they are just being spared.See how long it took Buhari to declare Bandits as terrorists.

RIP to the gallant men. Your country failed you, not your fault or weakness.

PrinceOfLagos:
So will the soldiers go about burning people's houses and properties too as witnessed in the south east ?

Just asking for Shehu

In a battle, there will be casualties. Its what the soldiers have signed for to protect the interest of the country. Don't bring unnecessary sentiments to this thread abeg. If you have tribal problems, find a way to solve it. May God bless the souls of our gallant heroes.