Contrary to the information making the rounds in a section of the media that four United Nations (UN) staff had been killed and four trucks conveying food for internally displaced persons were carted away, the Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, has described the report as gross misrepresentation of the incident.
A statement issued on Monday by the Deputy Public Relations Officer, Theatre Command, Operation Lafiya Dole, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu stated that none of the casualties in the encounter had been identified as a staff of the UN.
“In setting the record straight, it is necessary to state here that a patrol escorting a convoy of civilian vehicles to Logomani encountered an ambush staged by elements of Boko Haram insurgents at Maula village along Dikwa-Ngala trans sahara highway which resulted in a firefight between troops and the insurgents.
“The troops however fought through the ambush, overpowered the insurgents and killed six of them. The troops also captured 3 AK47 rifles, 3 locally fabricated fire arms, 4 magazines and a belt of 7.62 mm ammunition. Sadly four persons died in the encounter.
“Although none of the persons killed in the ambush has so far been identified as a staff of the UN, this headquarters considers the lives of all citizens and indeed all humans sacrosanct, which must be protected by troops even at a supreme price.
“The situation has been brought under control and further exploitation of the general area is currently being carried out by mobile strike team of Operation Lafiya Dole”, Nwachukwu said.
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