About 105 Nigerian soldiers missing after fierce gun battle with Boko Haram

A commanding officer and about 104 soldiers of the 157 Battalionare are feared missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday at Gudunbali, Borno State, according to  Premium Times.

PT's correspondent reported that, the terrorists also captured a T-72 tank as well as several artillery weapons from the unit.

''Gudunbali was attacked this morning and some weapons were captured from the battalion. Two officers and 105 soldiers are still missing,'' the correspondent said, adding, ''They captured a T-72 tank from the unit and some artillery weapons were also captured. The commanding Officer (CO) of the battalion is yet to be seen but no one has been confirmed dead yet''.

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