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How Army Top Brass General, 3 Other Soldiers Paid The Supreme Sacrifice In Bloody Gun Battle With Terrorists

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Fresh facts have emerged to how a gun battle between Nigerian soldiers and members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, left a top army General and three soldiers dead.

Their death came as troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation HADIN KAI reportedly neutralized several ISWAP terrorists during a recent encounter in Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State.

In the fierce encounter which raged for days, troops supported by the Air Component of OPHK, have deployed five A – Jet, two A-29, two Dragon combat with which they destroyed nine Gun Trucks and One APC.

Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu who confirmed this in a statement said, “sadly, a gallant senior officer Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu and three soldiers paid the supreme sacrifice in a very rare display of gallantry as they provided reinforcement in a counter offensive against the terrorists, and successfully defended the location.

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The family of the senior officer and soldiers have been contacted.

The Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya deeply commiserates with the families and relations of the fallen heroes. He has also directed that the troops continue in the ferocious counter offensive and hot pursuit to eliminate the remnant of the fleeing terrorists”.

 

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