Army deploys more troops in Yobe

The Nigerian Army has deployed more soldiers in Geidam, Yobe State, following an attack on the Sector 1 of the 27 Task Force Brigade in the area. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sani Usman, said in an electronic mail on Thursday, that although the troops repelled the attack, killing most of the insurgents and destroying their weapons, three soldiers were killed in the attack. Usman said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Tukur Buratai, who visited the Brigade, warned the officers in the area to ensure that such ugly incident was not repeated. He restated the determination of the Military to flush out the insurgents and to ensure that the unfortunate incident was prevented in the future. “The Nigerian Army wishes to confirm an attack on Sector 1 of 27 Task Force Brigade located at Gaidam, Yobe State, on Wednesday evening. “The attack was successfully repelled by the troops and the reinforcement sent. The troops killed most of the attacking terrorists, destroying their weapons and equipment. “However and regretfully too, we lost three soldiers and some equipment during the encounter,” he said.