The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Zirkushu and three other soldiers lost their lives on Saturday, while repelling insurgents that attacked a military base in Askira/Uba LGA of Borno.
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PRNigeria gathered that the terrorists struck when some special forces of the 27 Task Force Brigade, deployed at Buni Gari had gone out on clearing patrol in the axis.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The army chief assured the troops that government would provide them with all the necessary kits and equipment to facilitate their success to end insurgency.