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Nigeria Borno Attack: 20 Killed in Military Convoy Ambush
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News18•20-10-2026, 16:37
Nigeria Borno Attack: 20 Killed in Military Convoy Ambush
- •At least 20 people including soldiers were killed after a military convoy hit a landmine and was ambushed in northeastern Borno state.
- •The attack targeted soldiers of the Gamboru Battalion patrolling the road between Gamboru Ngala and Cameroon.
- •Boko Haram insurgents are suspected to be behind this deadly roadside bomb and ambush attack.
- •Six injured soldiers were rushed to the Maimalari Military Hospital in Maiduguri for emergency treatment.
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A military convoy of the Gamboru Battalion hit a landmine believed to have been planted by Boko Haram insurgents while patrolling the road between Gamboru Ngala and Cameroon on Saturday, triggering an ambush that killed several personnel.
The attack resulted in at least 20 deaths, including Nigerian soldiers and members of the Civilian Joint Task Force assisting the military, with several other injured soldiers rushed to Maimalari Military Hospital in Maiduguri.
Borno is the epicenter of a long-standing insurgency led by Boko Haram and its splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province, which frequently target security forces and civilians using roadside bombs and ambushes.
