Army GOC, Brig. Gen. Ezugwu, escapes Boko Haram ambush enroute Bama

The leading elements of the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division Nigerian Army, Brigadier General Victor Ezugwu’s leading convoy was at about 8.30am Tuesday morning ambushed by suspected Boko Haram terrorists enroute to visit troops in Bama. Although one soldier lost his life and two others were injured, they were able to clear the ambush, killing some of the terrorists and recovering a vehicle and weapons from them.
According to Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, Acting Director Army Public Relations, the recovered items include a Toyota Hilux vehicle, 2 AK-47 rifles and several ammunitions. Acting GOC continued his operational visit to Bama, while the body of the late soldier and the wounded have been evacuated to Maiduguri.The statement said further that the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai has spoken with the GOC and that the Nigerian Army wishes to reiterate its unalloyed commitment and determination to continue to clear the remnants of the Boko Haram terrorists wherever they might be hiding.