Nineteen soldiers and three civilian JTF members “were wounded in action” in the wee hours of Friday, when Boko Haram insurgents ambushed Nigerian troops.
Sani Usman, acting director of army public relations, in a statement, said the troops were returning from a “clearance patrol at Guro Gongon village and environs” when the ambush ensued.
According to the army spokesperson, the soldiers had “destroyed the terrorists’ makeshift camps and recovered quite a number of weapons, equipment and foodstuff” before they fell into the insurgents’ ambush.