“We lost 35 soldiers from the ambush.”
Fighters linked to the so-called Islamic State group ambushed the convoy on Tuesday at Bulabulin village, about 40 kilometres from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state.
“Thirty-five bodies of troops were recovered as … search teams combed the area around the scene of the ambush. Another 30 have not been accounted for. It is not known whether they are dead or alive,” he said. “It was a surprise attack. The terrorists hid inside heaps of foliage they gathered along the road and opened fire on the convoy as it passed. It was a close-range ambush,” he said.
The Nigerian military confirmed the ambush on Wednesday but insisted only two soldiers were killed and four wounded.Nigeria’s army has repeatedly claimed that the insurgency has been largely defeated and frequently underplays any losses.
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