Identity Of Army Commander Abducted By Terrorists In Taraba Revealed

The identity of a Nigerian Army Commander kidnapped by terrorists during an ambush on soldiers in Taraba State has been identified.

Naija News reports the abducted senior officer has been identified as Lieutenant Colonel Ememike S. Okore (N/11717), attached to the 93 Battalion, Takum, Taraba.

Okore, who was illegally dismissed by the army authorities in 2015 but was reinstated in 2018, was part of the soldiers that were ambushed by the terrorists in Tati village on Tuesday morning.

The gunmen had attacked a military convoy and killed six soldiers during the process.

The military officers killed include Dauda Tata (7NA/44/4046), Yusuf Salihu (95NA/40/5031), Ndubuise Okonkwo (96NA/42/6911), Abdullahi Ibrahim (13NA/70/7901), Emmanuel Jerry (14NA/72/14051) and Sani Isa (14NA/72/15462).

The gunmen also ambushed and attacked troops reinforcement deployed from Mararaba in Nasarawa State, but the troops carried out anti-ambush drills to fight their way out.

Following the attack, the Nigerian Army said troops of the 93 Battalion had launched an operation to rescue the abducted senior officer.

Army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.

“Troops are currently in pursuit of the bandits and will leave no stone unturned in the ongoing search and rescue operations for the missing personnel.

“The good people of Taraba state are enjoined to be vigilant and report any suspicious movement to security agencies,” he had said.