Boko Haram: Army Colonel shot, 4 Soldiers Arrested, Over 300 Terrorist killed.

A report just said that the Boko Haram terrorist sect has shot an Army Brigade Commander.

DAILY POST reports that a senior officer of the Nigerian Army and
Acting Brigade Commander of the 23rd Brigade, Yola, Colonel Popoola was shot on the shoulder by the
insurgents during a battle to take back Hong and Gombi towns being presently occupied by the terrorists.

Some soldiers soldiers were also arrested for abandoning their duty post - the war front.

The soldiers includes Lieutenant Mohammed, the QRG commander of 234 battalion; 2nd Lieutenant UC Uche, Platoon Commander of Bravo Company of the 234 battalion;
Captain Lawal; and Lieutenant Buraji who is Mararaba Platoon Commander.
These soldiers and one other Captain Lawan were said to have been led away in handcuffs yesterday and locked up inside the military police guardroom at
the 23rd Brigade in Yola, Adamawa
state.

SaharaReporters, reports that an army source in Abuja disclosed that the senior army officer has been rushed to UCH Ibadan where he is expected to receive better and further treatment.

The brave Colonel Popoola was said to have led a new crop of soldiers drafted from Jos into the battle against the insurgents in a renewed effort to retake several towns from Boko Haram. The troop was reported to have recovered two armored
tanks from the militants after the battle.

DAILY POST recalls that the Defence
Headquarters had announced via its
twitter handle this afternoon that three towns in Adamawa State, Gombi, Hong and Pelia were recovered from the insurgents.

According to the report, over 300 insurgents were killed in the battle to retake Gombi, Hong and Pelia towns in Adamawa state while two armoured tanks and other weapons were also recovered by the military.