Terrorists kill Nigerian army commander, 6 others in ambush
A handout photo released by the Nigerian Army shows Nigerian soldiers in Goniri on March 16, 2015. The Nigerian Army confirmed on September 21, 2020 the killing of Col Dahiru U Bako, commander of 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa, Borno State.
The Nigerian Army on September 21 confirmed the killing of Col Dahiru U Bako, the commander of 25 Task Force Brigade in Damboa in Borno State, where Nigeria Army’s Operation Lafiya Dole has been battling terrorists.
No fewer than 30,000 people have been killed in the insurgency in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states in northeast since 2009.
Abuja,
At least seven soldiers and their commander have been killed in an ambush by Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria’s northeast, the epicentre of the group’s insurgency.
