The Nigeriam army has put the figure of its officers that died in the
various attacks carried out by Boko Haram this month at 39 and not
118.In a statement issued on behalf of the chief of army staff, Sani
Usman, a brigadier general, said the 53 soldiers were wounded in the
various attacks that was carried out by members of the Islamic State in
West Africa (ISWA), a faction of the Boko Haram sect. Part of the
statement reads“In the recent weeks, Nigerian troops deployed in the
North East of Nigeria under Operation LAFIYA DOLE have come under series
of attacks by large numbers of Boko Haram Terrorists,” he
said.“Specifically, the Nigerian Army troops deployed at KUKAWA, NGOSHE,
KARETO and GAJIRAM came under attack at different times within a 2 week
period from 2 – 17th November 2018. Each of these incidents were
successfully repelled and several members of the terrorists were killed.
However, a total of 16 personnel were killed in the course of these
attacks while 12 soldiers were wounded in action and are receiving
treatment at our military medical facilities.“As you are all aware,
Nigeria is contributing troops to the Multi-National Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) which has its headquarters in N’djamena, in the Republic of
Chad. One of the Nigerian battalions (157 TF Bn), deployed under the
auspices of the MNJTF was attacked at their Base on the outskirts of a
town called METELE on 18th November 2018. During the attack, the troops
were forced to withdraw and several casualties were recorded. As at date
23 personnel were killed in action and 31 personnel were wounded in
action and have been evacuated to several medical hospitals within Borno
State. The Nigerian Army commiserates with the MNJTF at this difficult
time and wishes to state that all necessary support will be rendered to
the MNJTF to reverse this resurgence of the Boko Haram Terrorists.“The
Nigerian Army wishes to further commiserate with the families of the
gallant officers and soldiers that paid the supreme price in the course
of defending their fatherland. The sacrifices of these fallen heroes
will not be in vain. We also wish all those wounded in action speedy
recovery and assure them of our continued support and care.“The incident
of 18th November 2018, happened at a time when the Nigerian Army was
planning to hold the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference for 2018 in
Benin City, Edo State. On account of this incident, the Conference had
to be moved from Benin City to Maiduguri to enable the Nigerian Army
leadership get closer to the troops on the ground and to better appraise
our activities, assess our performance and identify our shortcomings as
an Army.Nigerian Army says 38 and not 118 soldiers died in Metele attacks
The Nigeriam army has put the figure of its officers that died in the
various attacks carried out by Boko Haram this month at 39 and not
118.In a statement issued on behalf of the chief of army staff, Sani
Usman, a brigadier general, said the 53 soldiers were wounded in the
various attacks that was carried out by members of the Islamic State in
West Africa (ISWA), a faction of the Boko Haram sect. Part of the
statement reads“In the recent weeks, Nigerian troops deployed in the
North East of Nigeria under Operation LAFIYA DOLE have come under series
of attacks by large numbers of Boko Haram Terrorists,” he
said.“Specifically, the Nigerian Army troops deployed at KUKAWA, NGOSHE,
KARETO and GAJIRAM came under attack at different times within a 2 week
period from 2 – 17th November 2018. Each of these incidents were
successfully repelled and several members of the terrorists were killed.
However, a total of 16 personnel were killed in the course of these
attacks while 12 soldiers were wounded in action and are receiving
treatment at our military medical facilities.“As you are all aware,
Nigeria is contributing troops to the Multi-National Joint Task Force
(MNJTF) which has its headquarters in N’djamena, in the Republic of
Chad. One of the Nigerian battalions (157 TF Bn), deployed under the
auspices of the MNJTF was attacked at their Base on the outskirts of a
town called METELE on 18th November 2018. During the attack, the troops
were forced to withdraw and several casualties were recorded. As at date
23 personnel were killed in action and 31 personnel were wounded in
action and have been evacuated to several medical hospitals within Borno
State. The Nigerian Army commiserates with the MNJTF at this difficult
time and wishes to state that all necessary support will be rendered to
the MNJTF to reverse this resurgence of the Boko Haram Terrorists.“The
Nigerian Army wishes to further commiserate with the families of the
gallant officers and soldiers that paid the supreme price in the course
of defending their fatherland. The sacrifices of these fallen heroes
will not be in vain. We also wish all those wounded in action speedy
recovery and assure them of our continued support and care.“The incident
of 18th November 2018, happened at a time when the Nigerian Army was
planning to hold the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference for 2018 in
Benin City, Edo State. On account of this incident, the Conference had
to be moved from Benin City to Maiduguri to enable the Nigerian Army
leadership get closer to the troops on the ground and to better appraise
our activities, assess our performance and identify our shortcomings as
an Army.
