Six Days After Deadly Attack, 83 Soldiers Still Missing

The soldiers were unaccounted for after Boko Haram terrorists  attacked their base in Gashigar village, Borno state, on October 17.

Not fewer than 83 Nigerian soldiers, including a commanding officer, are said to have gone missing.

According to Premium Times, which cited top military sources, as at Friday October 21, four days after the attack, the soldiers were still missing in action.

The Nigerian Army had confirmed the attack in a statement last Tuesday but did not admit 83 soldiers were missing.

In the statement, Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman simply said some soldiers were missing and 13 injured in the attack.