Army confirms casualty figure in Kangarwa attack

On Tuesday night, Troops of 119 Task Force Battalion stationed in Kangarwa northern Borno repelled an attack by Boko Haram terrorists and have reported that 25 bodies have been recovered.

According to a statement by acting Army Spokesman, Col. Sani Usman, the attack which begun at about 6:30pm was successfully repelled after about three hours of exchange of heavy gunfire that inflicted tremendous casualty on the terrorists.

It was also stated that one soldier lost his life while 11 others were wounded in the encounter and one of the unit’s Gun truck was badly damaged.

“As at this morning, the troops counted 25 bodies of the Boko Haram terrorists and recovered 2 Rocket Propelled Grenades 7 (RPG 7) tubes, a 60mm Mortar tube, 2 Machine Guns, 12 AK-47 rifles and one Light Machine Gun.

“The body of the gallant soldier and those wounded in action are being evacuated, while the unit is carrying out mop-up operation,’’ the statement stated.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) claims that Kangarwa had been one of the Boko Haram insurgents’ strongholds and also served as a major rallying point for insurgents accessing the country from Niger and Chad.

Source: Pulse NG