The shots were said to have been fired by the soldiers as a reaction to the arrival of the corpses of four of their colleagues who were shot dead during patrol duties in Chibok area of the state
Browsing: Major General Chris Olukolade
But in another breadth, the statement of denial by the spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, said what took place was a “counter attack” by the military around 2am
The Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade, confirmed the development to The Eagle Online
This was contained in a statement by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information in Abuja on Friday, which also said that four soldiers died during the confrontation
Olukolade told newsmen that the troops had made appreciable progress by recovering cache of ammunition from the suspected herdsmen in Naka, Gwer West Local Government Area
This was contained in a statement issued by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information, in Abuja
Shots from the military aimed at the vehicles in which the suspected bombers were riding detonated the explosives in the vehicle
Goniri is not far from Buni Yadi, also in Yobe State, where the terrorists killed school children recently
Giving an update on the failed attempt by the insurgents to free their colleagues from Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State on Friday, Olukolade said the troops conducting cordon and search for remnants of the daring terrorists had an encounter with some of the surviving terrorists in the general area of Kayamla and Alu Dam on the outskirts of Maiduguri on Saturday morning
Sources told The Eagle Online that the remnants of the insurgents, flushed out of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, after a failed attempt to free their arrested members from Giwa Barracks, had started regrouping when information reached the Joint Task Force
This information was contained in a statement by Major General Chris Olukolade, the Director of Defence Information in Abuja
Olukolade said cordon and search operations are ongoing at the general area while heightened patrols are continuing