Army withdraw due to heavy casualties inflicted by Boko Haram

 An heavy casualties has been placed on Boko Haram by the Nigerian Army when they attacked Garshigar community of Mobar Local Government Area in Borno on Wednesday.

Army Director of Public Relations, Texas Chukwu exposed this in a statement on Thursday in Maiduguri.

According to Chukwu, the insurgents were in nine gun trucks, were repelled by troops of 145 Battalion deployed for Operation Lafiya Dole following superior power of the vigilant troops.

He added that “preliminary battle damage assessment reveals that the overwhelming superior power of the troops devastated the insurgents, inflicting human and equipment casualty on the insurgents which forced them to withdraw in disarray.”

The director said that the gallant troops regrouped after the fierce encounter and dominated the general area of Garshigar and its environs with fighting patrols.

“The good people of Mobar Local Government are urged to remain calm and be assured of troops’ commitment to provide adequate security in the general area,” he added.