DAILY TRUST
Terrorists have reportedly ambushed soldiers and civilians on a mission to recover the corpses of 40 farmers killed on Saturday at Dumba in Baga, Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State.
Security and local sources told our correspondents on condition of anonymity yesterday that the ambushed was laid by the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters on Tuesday.
The sources said an unspecified number of soldiers and 54 joined civilian forces comprising hunters, vigilantes and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force were still unaccounted for.
A CJTF member said only one of the 54 personnel and youths drafted into the operation returned to Baga.
He said the soldiers attempted to repel the attack, but they were overwhelmed by the number and firearms of the terrorists.
On whether there were casualties, he said: “It is still too early to ascertain that because no one has details of what transpired. The only person who returned is not in the state of mind to discuss it”.
However, another security source said some of the reinforcement troops had escaped and returned to their base.
He said the troops came under heavy attack midway to Dumba after they had recovered and buried some corpses.
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