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Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Killed By Boko Haram In Sambisa Forest
Lieutenant-Colonel Mamudu (Photo Credit: Sahara Reporter)
One of the commanding officers of the Nigerian Army Strike Force Group, Lieutenant-Colonel AE Mamudu, was killed by a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device in Sambisa Forest.
SaharaReporters reports that Lieutenant-Colonel Mamudu was killed along with a young Naval officer while on patrol for Operation Deep Punch 11.
Lieutenant-Colonel Mamudu, who hails from Kogi State is described as a brave soldier
Military sources at the defense headquarters say this is his second time of his coming to Northeast. He was first posted to Borno in 2015.
He was posted there last year from the Nigerian Army HQ department of training and operations (DATOPS).
