The Nigerian Army has buried Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, Captain Ismail, and other soldiers killed in recent insurgent attacks in Borno State, as troops also fought off a fresh assault in the state.
The fallen officers were laid to rest on Wednesday at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri. The Army described the ceremony as solemn and emotional, saying the officers were given full military honours for their sacrifice.
“In a solemn and emotionally charged ceremony, the nation laid to rest… gallant soldiers who paid the supreme price in the line of duty,” the Army said.
The officers were killed during coordinated attacks on April 9 by suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province fighters on military positions in Benisheikh along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway.
Top officials at the burial included Borno Governor Babagana Zulum and Defence Minister Bello Matawalle, who praised the dead as patriots who “stood firm in the face of danger.”
On Wednesday, troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion reportedly repelled another attack by suspected terrorists in Askira Uba. A military source said four soldiers were killed during the hour-long gun battle. “They were taken unawares, but the troops stood their ground,” the source said.
Separately, reports emerged that soldiers in Monguno burned homes in the Charlie 2 community over allegations that residents were aiding insurgents. The action was later halted after intervention from senior military authorities.
The renewed violence has triggered wider concern across Nigeria, with groups such as the Arewa Consultative Forum and Afenifere calling for tougher security measures.
The ACF warned that insecurity has become a “state of all-out war,” while Afenifere urged southwest governors to strengthen the Amotekun Corps and improve surveillance to protect communities.
