The Nigerian Army has finally broken silence on the soldiers earlier declared missing in action during an operation to dislodge Boko Haram terrorists from Gashigar in Borno State, National Daily reports.
The counter-insurgency operation, according to the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj-Gen Lucky Irabor reportedly took place on October 16, 2016. He made the disclosure at a weekly review of Operation Rescue Final at Maimalari Cantonment, Maiduguri, on Wednesday.
He said: “The corpses were recovered along Kamadugou River line area in Maiduguri.
“Among the recovered corpses was that of Lt.-Col. K Yusuf, the former Commanding Officer (CO) of 223 Tank Battalion.
“They have since been buried in Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery with full military honours,” Irabor said.
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