Female Soldiers kidnapped during Gun Battle with Boko Haram

This is big trouble! Out of 26 female soldiers posted to the military base of the Multinational Joint Task Force that was attacked and taken over by Boko Haram terrorists, only eight have so far been accounted for. Residents and security sources
said the insurgent attack lasted close to 18 hours before the Islamist terrorists overpowered the troops and seized the military base.

Residents of Baga confirmed to SR that Boko Haram insurgents invaded their town and killed at least 55 people, including soldiers
attached to MNJTF.
The situation is so bad that even the Military Commander of the troops in the area, Colonel Kuti, has also not been found since
the insurgents attacked the town on
Saturday.
One military source said the attack took them by surprise. He said the troops made a
gallant effort to repel the attack, but that hundreds of Islamist militants stormed the military base with high-caliber weapons. A
resident revealed that the invading
insurgents also burnt down parts of the fishing town. Bukar Kaka, a fisherman who
fled from the town, said no fewer than 50 villagers, including five soldiers, were killed
while others sustained wounds in the attacks.
He said he saw soldiers fleeing.
A security source said the insurgent invaders also stormed other neighboring
communities, shooting indiscriminately at
people. He added that the militants also destroyed hundreds of houses and shops, often using fuel and other explosive devices.
In an interview with the British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Senator
Maina Ma’aji Lawan confirmed the
insurgents’ attack on Baga and surrounding
towns. He added that military troops and youth volunteers, popularly known as ‘civilian JTF, had attempted to repel the onslaught, but were overpowered by the invaders.
Looks like Boko Haram has acquired new arms, so our military need to up their game to achieve victory.