ABUJA, Nigeria – Na fresh tori wey drop 4 hours ago, we dey hear say Islamic State of West Africa Province (Iswap) don kill Brigadier General Musa Uba for Borno State. Dis one na correct wahala wey don make everybody dey talk-tok about how jihadist groups like Boko Haram and Iswap dey manage to still dey haunt senior military officers for Nigeria.
General Uba be di second highest-ranking officer wey dem don kill since di wahala start for Nigeria, and na wetin mean say wahala no go end anytime soon. Iswap carry di gist come for dia Telegram page, saying dem ambush di general and im troops on November 15, capturing am. Nigerian Army later confirm di news, say two soldiers and two vigilante pipo also lost dia lives.
President Bola Tinubu no waste time as e don send im condolence to General Uba family and all di soldiers wey fall for di battle. Dis matter na serious matter, as we dey look di numbers of senior Nigerian military officers wey don die since Boko Haram wahala begin for 2009.
Brigadier General Musa Uba na di commander of 25 Brigade of di Nigerian Army, and im be di highest-ranking soldier wey Iswap don kill since di beginning of dis wahala. Borno State, where all dis action dey happen, don suffer plenty attacks from jihadist groups, and e dey show say dem control some areas well-well.
Just to remind una, around di middle of January, Boko Haram or Iswap fighters still attack farmers and fishermen for Dumba town inside Borno. Di pipo wey dey live for Gudumbari, Marte and Abadam local governments don dey under di terror of di gunmen for almost six years. E be like say nothing dey happen for dia side.
Brigadier General Dzarma Zirkusu na di highest-ranking officer wey die in 2021, after di ISWAP fighters attack im troops. E dey from Adamawa State, but na for 28 Task Force Brigade for Chibok di wahala take happen. Nigerian Army release statement say dem successful kill many of di gunmen and recover weapons, but wetin we go call dis one? Defense of di kingdom or just more ghost stories?
Let’s go back small. For September 2020, Boko Haram ambush Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako near Wajiroko town. After di attack, dem carry am go 7 Division Military Hospital but e no survive. Di Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, call him a gallant soldier. And na so di story dey go…
Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali wey die for November 2016 na another big name wey pipo still dey remember well. E dey show for battlefield, na im command di 272 Task Force Battalion wey dey fight Boko Haram. Unfortunately, e die for one attack wey shake di social media plenty for Nigeria.
So as di news dey circulate, we need to dey wonder if our soldiers go fit hold di ground or dem go continue to dey fall like leaves for autumn. For now, wahala dey street, and we dey here dey watch di action unfold.
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