BREAKING: Army confirms Brig Gen’s death in Borno attack

On Saturday, a Brigadier General was killed in an attack by Islamic State West Africa Province in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, according to the Nigerian Army.

The Army stated in a statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, on Saturday that the troops of Joint Task Force, North East Operation Hadin Kai were engaged in a fierce gun battle with terrorists, which resulted in the deaths of three other soldiers.

Read Also:  Minister tasks Military with joint operations to put end to insurgency

“A gallant senior officer, Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu, and three soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice in a very rare display of gallantry as they provided reinforcement in a counteroffensive against the terrorists, and successfully defended the location,” the statement read in part. The senior officer’s family 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 ferrocious counter offensive and hot pursuit to eliminate the remnant of the fleeing terrorists.”

Nwachukwu, in the statement, also noted that the military had deployed five A – Jet, two A-29, two Dragon combat with which they destroyed nine gun trucks and one armoured personnel carrier of the terrorists.

Read Also:  In Borno, troops kill’scores of ISWAP terrorists’ destroy equipment

He went on to say that the fight was still going on when he filed the statement.

Earlier, the Brigadier General and three other soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in Borno State.