According to the Daily Trust Newspapers of today the four soldiers reported killed were suspected Boko Haram terrorists dressed in Military uniforms who were casualties of the encounter” the statement read.
According The spokesman of the Joint Task force in the state; Lieutenant Eli Lazarus in a statement,during the gun battle, the terrorists were half dressed in military uniforms explaining that while some wore military shirts, others donned military trousers and some were wearing military caps.
Lieutenant Lazarus stated that security forces could not recover bodies of the militants killed as the survivors who were much in numbers took them away.
The statement further reveals that two other soldiers sustained injuries in the attack and they are currently responding to treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
The JTF also assured that it will not rest on its oars until it brings terrorists activities to an end in the state.
It could be recalled that security forces had last Sunday clashed with suspected members of the Boko Haram in Tumbulgi village, 11 Kilometres to Geidam town of Yobe state.
From The : African Eagle
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