Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today in Adamawa State,
SaharaReporters reports. He was said to have sustained serious injuries to his legs.
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| Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo. Photo credit: |
The young Lt. Col Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State and his platoon were engaged with Boko Haram militants at Baza, which is the village of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3rd division when the incident took place.
According to
SaharaReporters, Lieutenant Agwu of the 234 battalion, GOC of the 3rd Division, Major Gen JS Zaruwa and Colonel Victor Ebhaleme who serves as the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Army brigade in Yola, were all together advancing towards Michika when Boko Haram fighters opened fire on them. Twenty four soldiers in the platoon were reportedly killed in the deadly attack.
The army also lost an armored tank to the militants. The army has now been forced to move sensitive weapons from Mubi to the Brigade headquarters in Yola leaving Mubi vulnerable to attack.
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| Mubi town deserted. Photo: Sahara Reporters |
Newson247 reported earlier today that the Adamawa State University in Mubi had been closed down while residents were fleeing the town for fear of the advancing Islamic insurgents.
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