About 2000 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Special Forces along with Air Forces during the weekend in the Sambisa forest of Borno state, News Rescues and The Paradigm report.
Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen Chris Olukolade still confirmed that 20 soldiers had been declared missing in the operation.
According to the information provided, midway into the operation, the Air Force Alpha Jet radioed the ground forces who had advanced in three companies, that they should withdraw because it was running out of bombs. While the 2nd and the 3rd battalions withdrew, the 1st company of soldiers is said not to have got the order.
Thus, they experienced a substantial numerical disadvantage in the battle against terrorists.
The communication mess caused anger within the camps which was "resolved for the operation to commence", Olukolade said.
He later confirmed that the Special Forces bombed the main operational headquarters of the insurgents where many of them were killed.
However, there are doubts regarding the figure 2000, as the commentators wonder how big Sambisa forest is for thousands of people to have been hiding there over the years, News Rescue report.
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