Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, who is the The Director of Nigeria Military Defence Information confirmed the death of two troops with six others missing in a clash between the Nigerian military Special Forces and the insurgents between Friday and Saturday in a very fierce encounter in Sambisa forest.
Director of Military Defence Information said that most of the 20 soldiers who were reported missing in the latest battle at the Sambisa forest as a result of communication misunderstanding between the ground troops and the Air force, had returned to military base and were already taking part in the mission.
Olukolade further confirms that a very large number of the Boko Haram insurgents were killed in the combined operation between ground troops and the Nigerian Air Force fighter jets. According to him, the Military Special Forces on the Sambisa forest operation discovered a larger number of Islamist insurgents which made one of the units to call for additional reinforcement to enable them to finish off the assignment.
