SUSPECTED Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed security vehicles escorting motorists along the Gwoza- Limankara-Uvaha road, killing one soldier on the spot.
Also, a security patrol van was set ablaze, five commercial vehicles were also burnt down with their passengers inside, hence dozen bodies are still unaccounted for.
Local and security sources said the incident happened around 5pm when the soldiers and civilian JTF were providing cover to passengers travelling to Goza, Askira-Uba LGA in Borno and Northern parts of Adamawa State.
“The GOC was at the scene of the attack. A soldier and many passengers were killed in the ambush, and five vehicles including a military van were burnt with the passengers inside. A few female passengers were abducted by the insurgents but were released this evening,” a military source told this newspaper.
The Senator representing the Borno South, Ali Ndume, who also confirmed the incident said the ambush happened on Saturday evening.
He said that the spike in killings in the Goza area has become rampant in recent times. “It happens on a daily basis. So, we are calling on the military to take the fight to the enclave of the insurgents because we all know where they are.
“Farmers are now scared of going to harvest their farmlands, so it’s high time that the military should lead the civil who are willing to take part in the fight, provide them with logistics to liberate the area,” Ndume said.
