105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion are reportedly missing, following an attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali, Borno State, on Wednesday, November 18.
Premium Times reports that military sources revealed that the soldiers and their commanding officer went missing after the onslaught.
The report further stated that the insurgents captured a T-72 tank and several artillery weapons from the unit.
Eight vehicles and a truck loaded with 60,000 rounds of AA ammunition and three artillery pieces, were also stolen by the insurgents.
A military source was quoted to have said: “Gudunbali was attacked this morning and some weapons were captured from the battalion. Two officers and 105 soldiers are still missing.”
“They captured a T-72 tank from the unit and some artillery weapons were also captured. The commanding Officer (CO) of the battalion is yet to be seen but no one has been confirmed dead yet.”
How could insurgents overrun a whole battalion?