After the attack by the Boko Haram, investigations went underway to discover how the military was infiltrated, followed by the removal of the acting commander of the squad due to the incident by the Boko Haram.
The soldiers returned to their base and filed a report recommending aerial bombardment of the area, preparatory for a ground operation by troops. But that plan was cancelled at the final minutes by an unnamed top official without formal communication to the more than 100 troops that had already advanced on the area. So the soldiers rushed to the terrorists’ stronghold without knowing that the aerial bombardment had been cancelled.
The
soldiers were trapped in the ambush under heavy fire from the Boko Haram
who had surroundeded the area, leaving at least 40 soldiers killed. Some
65 others have remained missing. The insurgents were able to recover a
huge cache of weapons from the deceased and run-away soldiers.
As
with past failures that ended in bloodshed and heavy casualty against
the boko haram, authorities have struggled to cover up the incident.
But a top security source confirmed the incident and said the army headquarters have ordered an investigation.
The recent attack came less than two months after a similar miscalculation on August 4 which also resulted in a heavy casualty following a similar surprise attack by Boko Haram on a camp at Malam Fatori.
This is somewhat scary, if the military couldnt keep them away. what's going to happen to us civilians?!
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