Adeboye Obasanjo, a son of former president, Olusegun
Obasanjo was shot by Boko haram members today in Mubi, Adamawa
state.
Obasanjo who works as an army engineer for the army, was a Lieutenant
Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State.
According to Sahara reporters:
"Adeboye
Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in
Jos, Plateau State.
He and his platoon
were engaged with Boko Haram militants at Baza, which is the village of the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 3rd division when the incident took
place."
The Lieutenant
Agwu of the 234 battalion, GOC of the 3rd Division, Major Gen JS Zaruwa and
Colonel Victor Ebhaleme who serves as the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Army
brigade in Yola were all together advancing towards Michika when Boko Haram
fighters unleashed the deadly attack on the soldiers."
24 soldiers in the
platoon were reportedly killed by the militants.
Apart from the
dead soldiers, the army also lost an armored tank to the militants. As a result
of the attack, the army has moved sensitive weapons from mubi to the Brigade
headquarters in Yola leaving mubi vulnerable to attack.
The town of Mubi has
practically been deserted following the closure of schools and massive retreat
of soldiers from the city.
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