A serving general was reportedly abducted, and scores of soldiers including members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), killed, after fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) ambushed a Nigerian military convoy in Borno State, on Friday night.
HumAngle, a news platform, which reports conflict and humanitarian crisis said the general reportedly kidnapped is a brigade commander and was said to be leading the troops.
According to the platform, “this would be the first recorded instance of any extremist group in Nigeria capturing a serving General directly from the frontline.”
While details of the said attack remains sketchy, Daily Intel is making frantic effort to confirm the veracity of the report.
The spokesperson for the Nigerian Army, Onyechi Anele, a lieutenant colonel, has not responded to an enquiry sent to her about the matter.
