Nigerian Army Chief of Administration, Major General IM Alkali and the Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 7 Division, Brigadier General VO Ezugwu’s on Saturday, escaped death by a whisker.
Their convoy encountered and cleared 4 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) buried by suspected elements of Boko Haram terrorists.
The incident occurred while the Generals were on their way from Bama to Gwoza at about 10.00am on Saturday 22nd April 2017.
According to Nigerian Army Director of Public Relations, Brig Gen Sani Usman, they encountered the 4 clustered IEDs buried at a crossing point along Banki Junction and Pulka road, about 6 kilometres to Firgi in Borno State.
The Explosive Ordinance Device team however, was able to quickly detect the deadly IEDs and safely extracted and detonated them.
Usman, said the two senior officers were on operational visit to troops of 26 Task Force Brigade deployed for Operation LAFIYA DOLE currently engaged in Operation DEEP PUNCH.
He added that the team among other places visited 112 Task Force Battalion Pulka.
