12 officers and 89 soldiers have been declared missing by the Nigerian army in the wake of last week’s Boko Haram attacks on Marte and Dikwa local government areas of Borno State.
A signal dated March 1, 2021 from Operation Lafiya Dole Headquarters in Maiduguri, revealed that the soldiers were declared as deserters.
It was alleged that three majors, three captains, six lieutenants, three sergeants and 89 soldiers fled in the aftermath of the attacks on Marte and Dikwa.
Daily Trust reported that the signal, signed by Col. A.O. Odubiyi, on behalf of the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, partly read;
“I am directed to connect Reference A on above subject and to respectfully forward details of additional officers and soldiers who absconded from the defensive location during the BHT attack on New Marte and Dikwa.
“You are requested to declare the named officers and soldiers’ deserters WEF 19 Feb 21. You are also requested to cause HQ NAFC to freeze their accounts and apprehend/bring them under military escort to this Headquarters if seen within your AOR.”
Premium Times reported that the banks accounts of the affected personnel have been frozen. The order to arrest and freezing of bank accounts of the fleeing soldiers reportedly came from authorities of Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno.
Various formations of the army have been notified to immediately apprehend and deliver any of the soldiers found in their areas of responsibilities. See the names of the soldiers below;
- GY Mohammed
- EP Nwangwu
- US Muhammad
- EG Utok
- A Ibrahim
- US Ibrahim
- ME Ochei
- EN Essien
- FC Maduako
- KO Adejare
- S Mammada
- YJ Ishaya
- Muazu Yusuf
- Musa Usman
- Idris Garba
- Chigbo John
- Aminu Mohammed
- Godfrey Samuel
- Christopher Silas
- Okoro Emeka
- Meze Hillary
- Zakka Peter
- Onyebuchi Kennedy
- Okunola Oluwasegun
- Suoyefe Abiola
- Mwankat Shalmak
- Ekekien Peter
- Daniel Emmanuel
- John Monday
- Yakubu Amos
- Aminu Saidu
- Pius Okoro
- Kenebra Shedrach
- Dominic Eworo
- Ojo Oluwasegun
- Nura Lawal
- Yakubu Suleiman
- Johnson Chorus
- Isah Shaibu
- Nasiru Hamisu
- Jibrin Sa’adu
- John Ukpenkune
- Umar Sani
- Mustapha Suleiman
- Isiaq Adam
- Muhammed Ahmed
- John Richard
- Kabiru Hashimu
- Awuna Monday
- Isah John
- Zamani Fidelis
- Abubakar Adam
- Philip Chia
- Ogundipe GBenga
- Samson Unite
- Francis Audu
- Abubakar Musa
- Ibrahim Adamu
- Sadiq Abubakar
- Lawal Abdullahi
- Ajala David
- Suleiman Jamilu
- Okoro Ama
- Sunday Sule
- Aimato Abdulsalam
- Abubakar Musa
- Suleiman Kabiru
- Onu Kingsley
- Buba Usman
- James John
- Hussaini Adamu
- Shamsudeen Ismail
- Saidu Sani
- Abdullahi Musa
- Abubakar Yahaya
- Edosa Aigboje
- Ibrahim Umar
- Chukwujekwu Okenwa
- Abdullahi Usman
- Ukali Emmanuel
- Joseph Benard
- Ewubare Gold
- Abimiku Sunday
- Ibrahim Mansur
- Joseph Ayuba
- Ayanyemi Tayo
- Remember Jeremiah
- Jimoh Adesina
- Ukwokori Precious
- Ayawei Ayibatemi
- Kalu Sunday
- Abdulkadir Ahmed
- Osakwe Festus N
- Badamashi Omokafe
- Levi Pwagureno
- Paul Pilate Saddam
- Bello Musa
- Moses Ayo
- Ademu Alih
- Ogobi Fredrick
- Benedict Uduebor
The publication reported that soldiers attached to 15 Task Force Battalion were ambushed and dislodged after hours of intense fighting.
Those familiar with the matter, said the troops were overwhelmed and could not withstand the superior firepower of the terrorists. The unit then tactically retreated and relocated to Dikwa, which was attacked again.