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Seven Soldiers Killed, Five Injured as Terrorists Ambush Nigerian Troops

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Seven Soldiers Killed, Five Injured as Terrorists Ambush Nigerian Troops | Daily Report Nigeria
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Not less than seven soldiers of the Nigerian Army have been killed by an improvised explosive device planted by Boko Haram, in Borno state.

The attack came less than a week after the appointment of a new Chief of Army Staff, Farouk Yahaya.

Mr Yahaya, a major general, was appointed last Thursday following the death of the former army chief, Ibrahim Attahiru, in a plane crash recently.

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According to sources familiar with the situation, a senior military officer and four other soldiers were severely injured by the explosive.

The incident , which occurred at about 10:15am on Monday , is one amongst the many traps the terrorists have used against the military, security sources said.

The officer, a colonel, whose name was not given, was said to have been on his way from Marti, a town in Borno State to the state capital, Maiduguri, together with his 11 soldiers in a gun truck.

The wounded personnel have been moved to a military hospital in Maiduguri.

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