{"id":59118,"date":"2026-03-09T21:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/?p=59118"},"modified":"2026-03-09T21:32:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:32:13","slug":"boko-haram-kills-army-commanding-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/boko-haram-kills-army-commanding-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Umar Farouq In Borno Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>A senior officer and Commanding Officer in the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Farouq, has been identified as one of those killed by Boko Haram during a fresh attack on a military base in Borno State.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>SaharaReporters had previously described how terrorists from the <a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/nigerian-army-disrupts-boko-haram-logistics-netw\/\">Boko Haram<\/a> branch supported by the Islamic State launched a well-planned attack on a military camp in Kukuwa town on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the terrorists drove away ammunition, set cars on fire, and drove the military out of the facility.<\/p>\n<p>They then attacked the community&#8217;s inhabitants in the state&#8217;s Kukawa Local Government Area. Giving an update on Monday afternoon, a source identified Lieutenant Colonel Farouq as one of the casualties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GxfCtlAzWSMAtz92Gn6fws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_sm td_default_btn\">Join our WhatsApp Community<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57037\" style=\"width: 639px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-57037\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/241ff8fd37c3e3cd5d1467820278439b.jpg\" alt=\"bandits\" width=\"639\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/241ff8fd37c3e3cd5d1467820278439b.jpg 590w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/241ff8fd37c3e3cd5d1467820278439b-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boko Haram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\" data-removefontsize=\"true\">\u201cThe commanding officer here, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Farouq, and some of his troops have been confirmed dead already, so sad,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>This tragedy occurred less than 72 hours after Lieutenant Colonel SI Iliyasu, another senior officer, was assassinated by Boko Haram rebels.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists assassinated Iliyasu, the 222 Battalion&#8217;s commanding officer, and a few of his soldiers in Konduga, Borno State.<\/p>\n<p>The rebels have begun targeting soldiers in recent months.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16438\" style=\"width: 1313px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16438 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01.avif\" alt=\"Boko Haram\" width=\"1313\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01.avif 1313w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-300x169.avif 300w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-747x420.avif 747w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-640x360.avif 640w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1716973010795-2024-05-29-iss-today-boko-haram-banner-01-681x383.avif 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1313px) 100vw, 1313px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16438\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boko Haram Kills Nigerian Army Commanding Officer Lt. Col. Umar Farouq In Borno Attack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The terrorists simultaneously assaulted four attacked bases in Konduga, Mainok, Jakana, and Marte town in Borno State between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>They allegedly occasionally opened fire on the military installations, resulting in many casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the gunmen arrived in various groups. According to reports, the gunmen stole unquantifiable ammo and set fire to military vehicles and armoured tanks during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>One of the sources claims that while the military repelled the attacks, some Boko Haram terrorists were also killed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GxfCtlAzWSMAtz92Gn6fws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span class=\"td_btn td_btn_sm td_default_btn\">Join our WhatsApp Community<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20101\" src=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas day\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Gumen-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Several attacks on military bases in Operation Hadin Kai by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram terrorists in Konduga, Mainok, Jakana around 10:30 pm last night, while in Marte town around 3:00 am on Friday; the attacks on military bases keep increasing on a daily basis within the North East operation,&#8221; a military source told SaharaReporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One is along Bama and close to Maiduguri; I mean the base attacked in Konduga, while Mainok and Jakana town are both along Maiduguri\/Damaturu road.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><strong>Join Our Social Media Channels:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"block-93e1956b-8dce-47df-a5a0-6da1c16ebec6\">WhatsApp:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaINDLn8V0toq2u6BJ34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-953f927c-3f79-4032-a44c-4b2f061d848a\">Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Naijaeyess\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-34a87a07-73f5-432a-be2f-07b46c6854b2\">Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naija_eyes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-e9a58a69-05e3-486d-9121-c78ef83ff803\">Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naijaeyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-cfab8652-25a1-44bd-8f71-9dc05af64fd9\">TikTok:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@naijaeyes2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NaijaEyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"block-75da4955-e119-4160-b664-7c16cf09ebc0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/naijaeyesblog.com\/ro\/category\/other\/\">READ THE LATEST OTHER NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-g-rec td-g-rec-id-content_bottom tdi_3 td_block_template_1\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A senior officer and Commanding Officer in the Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Colonel Umar Farouq, has been identified as one of those killed by Boko Haram during a fresh attack on a military base in Borno State. 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