Military Confirms Death Of 22 Personnel In North-East Operation
No fewer than 22 Nigerian soldiers have been killed by Boko Haram insurgents during one of their operations in the North-East region of the country.
The Defence Headquarters confirmed the report, saying troops also killed over 70 terrorists including some of their commanders during the operation.
The Directorate of Defence Media Operations, Edward Buba, who spoke in a statement said the incident came during a clearance operation at a renowned terrorist stronghold and enclave known as Timbuktu Triangle.
“Overall, during the course of the operations, troops sadly recorded 22 killed in action casualties with several others also, wounded,” Buba said.
According to the DHQ, the three-pronged operation was aimed at dismantling the terrorist presence. The operation began on January 16, 2025 till date (26/01/2025).
He further said that, the troops killed over 70 terrorists including some of their commanders during the operations.
His words, “Troops recorded several encounters with terrorists during the course of the clearance operations which resulted in over 70 terrorists' combatants including three notable terrorist commanders neutralized.
Buba also noted that, the success was despite the terrorists deploying Improvised Explosive Devices, IEDs, Person Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (suicide bombers) as well as Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (suicide bombers in explosive vehicles) to ward off troops advance and attacks.”
In July, seven soldiers were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in a village where the Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, was active, even as over 40,000 have been killed in the 15 -year old
conflict and displaced around two million from their homes in the northeast, with the
violence spilling into neighbouring Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, leading to the creation of a regional force to fight the militants.
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