Colonel Killed in Borno Ambush During Reinforcement Mission
On April 13, 2026, Colonel Muhammad of the Nigerian Army was killed in an ambush while responding to a distress call during a reinforcement mission in Borno State. The ambush occurred along the route to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Monguno, which serves as a military hub in the northeast counter-insurgency theater.
This incident followed a coordinated assault by Boko Haram and the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on a military base in Benisheikh. The attack was launched in the early hours of Monday, and Colonel Muhammad was reportedly killed instantly when a remote-detonated device exploded as his vehicle approached the ambush site.
This incident is part of ongoing violence in the region, which has seen multiple casualties among military personnel in recent days.
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