Brigadier General UBA Captured by ISWAP Despite Military’s Denial

ISWAP has confirmed the killing of the 25 Brigade Commander, Damboa, in Borno State, Brigadier General M. Uba, following last Saturday’s ISWAP ambush on his convoy. He was captured alive while the terrorists interrogated him briefly before summarily executing him.

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) abducted Yu Uba, a Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army, who was leading his troops on Friday.

Ekwutosblog gathered that Brigadier Uba and his men were in a convoy with members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) near Sabon Gari in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State on Friday when members of the ISWAP terrorist sect opened fire on them at about 5 pm.

Two soldiers and two members of the task force lost their lives in the ambush.
Following the incident, the military issued a statement to discredit reports of Uba’s abduction. One of the earliest reports was published by HumAngle.

On Saturday, Appolonis Anele, the army’s director of public relations, issued a statement denying the abduction and below is an extract from their press release

“The Army Headquarters also wishes to debunk the fake narrative going round some media platforms online alleging the abduction of the Brigade Commander. The general public is hereby advised to disregard the fake news regarding the incident”

This is to show you how deceptive the Nigerian military could be , if they can deny the capture of a Brigadier General by ISWAP , imagine how many times they have denied the killing of Christians in the Northern part of Nigeria.