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Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. T. Yusuf Buratai

Nigerian Military denies reports of killing of UN Staff in Maula

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. T. Yusuf Buratai

The Theatre Command of Operation Lafiya Dole has said that the information currently making the rounds in a section of the media that four United Nations staff had been killed and four trucks conveying food for internally displaced persons carted away, grossly misrepresents the true situation of the incident as none of the casualties in the encounter has been identified as a staff of the UN.

A statement by Col O Nwachukwu, Deputy Director, Public Relations, Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, said that “in setting the record straight, it is necessary to state here that a patrol escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles to Logomani encountered an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram insurgents at Maula village along Dikwa-Ngala trans sahara highway which resulted in a firefight between troops and the insurgents.

“The troops however fought through the ambush, overpowered the insurgents and killed six of them. The troops also captured 3 AK 47 rifles, 3 locally fabricated fire arms, 4 magazines and a belt of 7.62 mm ammunition.

“Sadly four persons died in the encounter. Although none of the persons killed in the ambush has so far been identified as a staff of the UN, this Headquarters considers the lives of all citizens and indeed all humans sacrosanct, which must be protected by troops even at a supreme price.

“The situation has been brought under control and further exploitation of the general area is currently being carried out by Mobile strike Team of Operation Lafiya Dole.”

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