Five Boko Haram men killed in ambush of Army chief’s team

Five suspected members of Boko Haram were on Saturday killed by soldiers after opening fire on an advance team of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai on the Maiduguri-Dikwa road,Borno State in an ambush.
The soldiers were on their way to Dikwa ahead of Gen.Buratai who is currently visiting troops in towns and villages recently liberated from terrorists in the state.
One of the soldiers lost his life while four terrorists surrendered.
During the trip, the Chief of Army also arrested four other suspected Boko Haram members after picking them from the midst of herdsmen.
As Buratai’s convoy made its way to Dikwa, eagle eyed soldiers grew suspicious of some men among the herdsmen and their cattle.
The COAS ordered the convoy to stop and got four men and an elderly Fulani man arrested.
The Fulani man confessed during interrogation that he met the suspects just before their arrest and had actually forced themselves on his party.
The four confessed that they were indeed members of the terror sect and whisked off to Maiduguri.

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