A battalion commander has been feared dead following a clash between military troops and fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP).
A commanding officer in one of the battalions of operation Hadin Kai is believed to have died alongside five soldiers when the insurgents attacked Rann, a town in Kala Balge LGA of Borno state on Thursday.
The troops were said to have engaged the insurgents who came in their numbers, and the gunfight lasted many hours. About 20 ISWAP fighters were also reportedly killed by the troops.
The incident comes three weeks after ISWAP fighters killed Dzarma Zirkusu, a brigadier-general and commander of the army brigade in Chibok.
Zirkusu was on his way to Askira to provide support for the troops when he was ambushed and killed. The general was killed alongside three soldiers.
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