Eight soldiers including an officer were killed, some others got injured." A civilian source blamed the military for not doing enough to dislodge the insurgents from the village.
Nigerian soldiers and local security personnel have rescued atleast seven people among who are NNPC exploration team who were abducted by boko haram members with their security aides.
"During the operation, three soldiers and seven civilians lost their lives, while 57 villagers were arrested by the joint operation.'' Agwu said that arms and ammunition were discovered during the operation which was still ongoing.
"I moved closer to them, thinking they weresoldiers. "I soon realized that they were not soldiers. As I made to run away, one of them tried to grab me. I dodged him but he got my hijab.
Our soldiers killed a number of them. They were so many of them, so there was shooting from all angles. The multiple explosions led to the deaths of dozens of both civilians and soldiers nearby," the source said.
Meanwhile, 23 Nigerian soldiers are yet to be accounted for after Boko Haram insurgents ambushed a military convoy at Boboshe village in Bama local government area of Borno. 5 officers, 18 soldiers and 8 trucks were missing after the attack
It was gathered the victims were shot by security operatives believed to be soldiers of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army. The victims were identified as Macaulay Uku and another simply identified as Eguono.
He alleged that soldiers threatened to launch gun attack at some of them (community leaders) if they failed to disclose where arms and ammunition were kept in the community.
"Surprisingly, shortly afterwards, some soldiers that were deployed for 'Operation Karamin Goro' in Birnin-Gwari were withdrawn, leaving behind few soldiers who stayed inside the town.
According to a military signal obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers identified as CPL Innocent Joseph and L/CPL Jacob Gani, were arrested last Sunday after they were allegedly caught moving out of the facility with 897 armoured cables cut
"Surprisingly, shortly afterwards, some soldiers that were deployed for 'Operation Karamin Goro' in Birnin-Gwari were withdrawn, leaving behind few soldiers who stayed inside the town.
Some of them were assured by the soldiers of safety. Then, one of the soldiers told the ward head to follow them for protection. And he obliged, believing that the soldiers would give them safety.
It was said that the girlfriend of one of the soldiers had a disagreement with Lukman's younger brother, Saheed. Saheed and the lady, identified simply as Dasola, were neighbours on Itulubajo Lane, Alhaji Street, Ikorodu.
It was learnt that gunshots were fired into air as some policemen attached to the mobile court tried to resist the soldiers. A source said the soldiers overpowered the policemen, a development which left several persons injured.
According to him, soldiers have been killing innocent people and he has "eaten these ones" in revenge. A military source also told LIB that the couple were beheaded and their private parts were also mutilated.