Boko Haram fighters have shot dead an acting Commanding Officer of the Nigerian Army, Major K. Yakubu, during a gun battle in the Doron Naira and Magaji areas of Borno State.
The Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said on Friday that the army officer, said to be commanding the 401 Special Forces Brigade, was killed while troops were conducting a clearance operation in the affected areas.
The Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, said, “On June 2, the combined troops of 19 Brigade and 401 Special Forces Brigade conducted a robust clearance operation at Doron Naira and Magaji. The troops had an encounter with some Boko Haram terrorists hibernating in the area.
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