Army inaugurates cenotaph in memory of fallen heroes in N/ East

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai has inaugurated a cenotaph at Gudumbali, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno in memory of troops, who died in the course of battle.

Buratai said that the town was one of the strongholds of Boko Haram terrorists in Borno North during the heat of the insurgency.

He also admitted that the army suffered heavy casualty and loss of equipment in the battle to liberate the town in 2015.

Gudumbali is about 125kms to Maiduguri, the state capital, but 15kms to neighbouring Niger Republic.

Buratai inaugurated the memorial arcade shortly after he flagged-off sanitation to clean up the town as part of activities to mark the 2018 Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL).