“We can’t find the 83 missing soldiers sir” Buratai to President



A close aide to Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai the Chief of Army Staff has spoken to LeadersNG about the briefing of President Muhammadu Buhari by the COAS about 83 missing Nigerian soldiers and a commanding officer after Boko Haram Islamic extremists attacked a remote base in northeastern Nigeria. The Chief of Army Staff briefed a furious president Buhari on how Boko Haram over-powered soldiers because of the element of surprise. The president was so angry that he has given the COAS 1 week to get all the missing soldiers back. LeadersNG gathered from soldiers in MAIDUGURI that personnel were unable to fight back because they were poorly equipped. Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman said last week that some soldiers were missing but did not give figures and 13 were wounded when the insurgents on Oct. 17 attacked their base in Gashigar village, on the border with Niger. Usman till now has not responded to requests for comment about the actual number. You will recall that about 22 of the fleeing soldiers were later rescued by their Nigerien counterparts and dispatched to a hospital in Diffa, Southern Niger, several others were fatally wounded after Boko Haram opened fire on them when they jumped into the River Yobe.

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