By Adesina Soyooye
A few months after the inexplicable gruesome murder of Brigadier General Musa Uba by terrorists, another Army General has been killed in an attack on Military facilities in Borno.
Reports from Borno State disclose that Brigadier-General Oseni Braimah, Commanding Officer, was killed in an early morning attack Thursday, by terrorists on a Military Base in Benisheikh, Borno State.
Defence Headquarters Spokesperson, Michael Onoja, in a statement, confirmed the attack which, also, claimed the lives of a number of soldiers.
Other Military Formations in Pulka and Munguno, though not confirmed by Onoja, were, allegedly, also attacked.
He, however, said that the attack was repelled by troops of the joint task force of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-east.
According to Onoja, the deadly attack occurred at about 12.30 a.m. on April 9, but, he explained that the insurgents were met with “exceptional courage, professionalism, and superior firepower”.
He disclosed that Brigadier-General Braimah engaged the insurgents in a coordinated counteroffence and forced them to retreat in disarray. It is not known if, and how many of the insurgents were killed.
Onoja was, however, silent on the fate of Brigadier-General Braimah.
Unconfirmed sources said Brigadier-General Braimah was felled when his armoured vehicle failed him.
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