Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked 119 Battalion, Nigerian Army location at Malam Fatori in northern Borno, killing one officer and four soldiers.

Army Spokesman, Colonel Sani Usman, said the troops fought gallantly, repelled the attack and killed 14 Boko Haram terrorists.

Usman gave the name of the officer that died in action as Lieutenant-Colonel Muhammad Abu Ali, the Commanding Officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion.

He said four other soldiers sustained various degrees of injury during the encounter.

Usman, however, said that the troops recovered one General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), seven AK-47 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition.

According to him, mopping up and exploitation are ongoing.

Also, troops of 121 Battalion, Nigerian Army, deployed at Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno, for Operation Lafiya Dole, rescued one of the kidnapped Chibok girls.

Usman, said the girl was discovered while the troops were screening some escapees from Boko Haram terrorists’ hideout in Sambisa forest at about 6 a.m.

Usman gave the name of the recued girl as Maryam Ali Maiyanga, saying she was discovered to be carrying a 10-month-old son, named Ali.

She has been taken to the unit’s medical facility for proper medical check up.

Boko Haram terrorists had released 21 of the 219 kidnapped girls after negotiations between them and the Federal Government which was faclitated by the Swiss Government and the Red Cross.

The girls were abducted in April 2014 by the insurgents.