A military vehicle attacked in Nigeria ‘s northeastern Borno state. At least 15 people have been killed in a landmine explosion and gunfire. The dead include 10 Nigerian soldiers and five members of the civilian Giant Task Force.
According to reports, soldiers from the Gamboru Battalion were patrolling the road connecting Gamboru to Ngala and neighboring Cameroon on Saturday. Reportedly a landmine planted under a pickup truck exploded. The military vehicle was then shot at. The explosive is suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents.
Eight soldiers in one vehicle died on the spot. The attackers then opened fire on another vehicle. Two more soldiers and five members of the civilian Giant Task Force were killed.
Nigerian army spokesman Captain Mohammed Goni declined to comment on the incident.
Last week, suspected Boko Haram militants carried out a coordinated attack on a military base in Borno state, killing at least 10 soldiers and wounding 20 others.
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