9 soldiers die rescuing NNPC staff from Boko Haram

Nigeria Army said, rescued all the 10 NNPC staff kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram terrorists in Borno.

But the effort came with a huge price for the Nigerian military. Nine soldiers and a civilian died in the confrontation with the abductors.

The Director Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the bodies of an officer, eight soldiers and a civilian, who died in the incident were recovered.

Suspected Boko Haram terrorists ambushed the escort and team of Nigerian National Petroleum Company staff returning from oil exploration at Barno Yasu, Magumeri Local Government Area of Borno on Tuesday.

UCJ, UNILORIN.