Suspected Boko Haram gunmen opened fire on a military convoy at the weekend in Kogi state, injuring four soldiers, a senior military source said Tuesday.
The convoy of 850 soldiers came under fire late Sunday near the town of Okene as they drove towards the Kogi state capital Lokoja, the source said.
The troops were to undergo counter-terrorism training for deployment to the northeast to fight Boko Haram Islamists, he said.
They “came under fire… from gunmen we strongly suspect to be Boko Haram terrorists,” said the source, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss the incident.
“The soldiers returned fire and repelled the attack but four soldiers sustained gunshot wounds and are in hospital in Lokoja,” he said.
