The Nigerian military has lost a Lieutenant to an ambush by terrorists on the Buratai-Buni Gari Road in Borno State.
Four soldiers were also injured in the encounter that occurred around 9:35 a.m on April 4.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, confirmed this in à statement at the weekend.
Buba said after reinforcement troops “pursued the terrorists to their hideout within the Timbuktu Triangle” and killed six of them in an exchange of fire.
The statement said the troops also recovered five AK-47 rifles and 103 rounds of the 7.62mm special ammunition.
It added: “The remaining terrorists ran in disarray. However, troops are in hunt of the remnant terrorists that fled the firefight.”
The military said the wounded soldiers were receiving treatment at an undisclosed medical facility.
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