Landmine Explosion Kills 2 Soldiers In Borno, As Soldiers Pound Boko Haram’s camps

Two Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram in Borno state have lost their lives and two others were critically injured due to the landmine explosion even as the soldiers continued with their advance and pursuit of the terrorists to their enclaves in the Sambisa forest.
The two soldiers, who were said to have been killed while they were advancing towards Dikwa, Borno State today, are from the 5 Brigade Explosive Devices Ordinance Unit.
According to the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman in a statement today, the soldiers ran into the landmines buried by the insurgents between old Marte and Kerenoa junction in Guzamala Local Government Area of the state.
He said the bodies of the deceased soldiers had been evacuated while those who were wounded were being treated in a military hospital.
Usman explained that the Brigade lost a Mowag armoured personnel carrier to the mines explosion, saying the troops had continued their advance to the Sambisa Forest in pursuit of the fleeing terrorists with determination in spite of the sad occurrence.
He announced that troops of the 7 Brigade, Maiduguri, have liberated Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State and that the operatives killed a large number of the insurgents and destroyed their weapons during a battle and had commenced “a clearance operation in the general area”.
He recalled that the fighter pilots of the Nigerian Air Force routed the camps of the insurgents in the mission area on Monday, adding: “as part of the offensive against the Boko Haram terrorists, troops of 7 Brigade have today(Friday) entered and cleared Gudumbali town in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
“During the operation, quite a number of the terrorists were killed and their weapons and equipment destroyed. The troops are currently doing clearance operations in the general area.” [myad]