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Nigerian Army buries fallen General and soldiers as fresh attacks occur in Borno State

The Nigerian Army has buried Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, Captain Ismail, and other soldiers killed in recent insurgent attacks in Borno State. The attacks, which occurred on April 9, were carried out by suspected Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province fighters who launched simultaneous assaults on military positions in Benisheikh. This comes as troops of the 115 Task Force Battalion repelled a fresh attack by suspected terrorists on Wednesday. The burial, held at the Maimalari Cantonment Cemetery in Maiduguri, was attended by dignitaries including Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State and the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa retd.. In their tributes, the fallen soldiers were described as patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, suspected terrorists reportedly killed four soldiers of the 115 Task Force Battalion in the Askira Uba Local Government Area of Borno State on Wednesday. In Monguno, troops allegedly torched houses in the Charlie 2 community, accusing residents of collaborating with terrorists, following an attack that killed their commander, Lt. Col. A. Mohammed, and six other soldiers. The police in Benue State have launched clearance operations against criminal elements, while the Arewa Consultative Forum ACF and Afenifere have called for more drastic approaches to the national security crisis. The ACF described the insecurity as a "state of all-out war" and urged the Federal Government to adopt a "wartime approach." A US la