By Our Reporter
Nigerian Army authorities have said the counterinsurgency operation in Mainok, Borno state has claimed the lives of an officer and six soldiers on Sunday.
According to the Army, five other soldiers who sustained various degrees of injuries have been evacuated to the military medical facility for treatment.
Although they did not specifically explain how the security operatives died, reports had emerged that some soldiers were killed in an airstrike by the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).
Channels TV Sources claimed that the air force bomber accidentally hit the wrong coordinates while targeting Boko Haram insurgents who had attacked the troops.
Amid the controversy sparked by the incident, NAF said it was investigating the airstrike and would give an update as soon as it could.
