Another senior Nigerian Army officer has been killed by suspected Boko Haram militants.
The officer, O. Umusu, a Lieutenant Colonel and Commanding Officer, 118 Task Force in Borno State, was killed alongside his security details, by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in an ambush on Monday evening.
Military sources disclosed that the incident happened between Sari and Gudumbali while they were returning from Maiduguri to their location towards Baga.
Our sources stated that their remains evacuated to 7 Division Medical Services and Hospital.
This is the fourth Lt. Col. the army is losing in two months.
