Boko Haram insurgents, on Monday, attacked the Theatre Commander of the Operation Lafiya Dole, Major Gen. Olusegun Adeniyi.
ChannelsTv reports thst, the incident occurred around 7:20 pm when Adeniyi was on his way back to Maiduguri after a visit to troops who were recently deployed to Jakana to strengthen the security in the general area.
“As we were coming back to Maiduguri after we left Jakana, we suddenly started hearing gunshots all over,” the source who pleaded anonymity said.
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“Before we realized it, they had bombarded us with heavy fire from different angles. Fortunately for us, we were able to repel the attack and escape.
He, however, stated that the vehicle of the theatre commandant was badly damaged with many gun holes.
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