A classified Nigerian Army document has reportedly declared 104 soldiers as deserters following a deadly attack by suspected Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents on a military base along the Mandara–Buratai Road in Borno State.
According to the leaked military signal, the affected personnel were serving with the 162 Amphibious Battalion and allegedly abandoned their duty post with their personal weapons after insurgents attacked the base on June 5, 2026.
Military sources quoted in the report said the attack occurred at about 4:00 a.m. during heavy rainfall, leaving at least eight soldiers dead, with some reportedly beheaded, while several others sustained injuries.
The internal signal, marked “RESTRICTED,” stated that the 104 personnel had failed to return to their unit more than three weeks after the attack and had therefore been officially classified as deserters.
The document reportedly reads:
“The above-named soldier and 103 others absconded from their place of deployment to an unknown destination on June 5, 2026, with their personal weapons after the BHT/ISWAP attack on our location.”
Military sources further disclosed that the bank accounts of the affected soldiers have reportedly been frozen, while military formations across the country have been directed to arrest any of the listed personnel if found within their areas of responsibility.
The breakdown of the affected personnel includes:
1 Staff Sergeant
3 Sergeants
7 Corporals
38 Lance Corporals
55 Privates
As of the time of reporting, the Nigerian Army has not issued an official statement confirming or denying the authenticity of the leaked document or providing further details on the incident.
The reported development has raised fresh concerns about the intensity of insurgent attacks in Nigeria’s North-East and the challenges confronting troops deployed to combat Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in the region.
The report also underscores the difficult operational conditions faced by military personnel in the ongoing counter-insurgency campaign, although the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the soldiers remain unclear pending an official investigation or response from the Nigerian Army.
DockaysWorld published the full list of officers missing via; https://www.dockaysworld.com.ng/full-list-of-104-nigerian-soldiers-declared-missing-after-boko-haram-attack/
The full names of the affected personnel and their ranks are below:
STAFF SERGEANT
- Staff Sergeant Idris Mohammed, Army No. 98NA/46/1906.
SERGEANTS
- Sergeant Omotoyinbo Samuel, Army No. 04NA/55/0901.
- Sergeant Oyinbo John, Army No. 09NA/64/5990.
- Sergeant Folorunsho Michael, Army No. 03NA/53/1791.
CORPORALS
- Corporal Onumaru Felix, Army No. 12NA/68/6732.
- Corporal Adenekan Amos, Army No. 13NA/70/8004.
- Corporal Basiru Garba, Army No. 13NA/70/7338.
- Corporal Fatoki Olusegun, Army No. 13NA/70/6585.
- Corporal Abu Mohammed, Army No. 13NA/70/3372.
- Corporal Emmanuel Moses, Army No. 14NA/71/12704.
- Corporal Aminu Bello, Army No. 15NA/73/0416.
LANCE CORPORALS
- Lance Corporal Abdullahi Kamalu, Army No. 12NA/68/6096.
- Lance Corporal Adeniyi Kehinde, Army No. 12NA/68/6985.
- Lance Corporal Oko Michael, Army No. 15NA/74/4413.
- Lance Corporal Modey Ernest, Army No. 15NA/74/3728.
- Lance Corporal Usman Abdulazeez, Army No. 15NA/74/4063.
- Lance Corporal Adamu Hassan, Army No. 16NA/75/4906.
- Lance Corporal Mohammed Abdulrahman, Army No. 16NA/75/3182.
- Lance Corporal Onengiye Gabriel, Army No. 17NA/76/3028.
- Lance Corporal Hassan, Army No. 17NA/76/3895.
- Lance Corporal Ator Desmond, Army No. 17NA/76/3971.
- Lance Corporal Ibrahim Mubarak, Army No. 17NA/76/3860.
- Lance Corporal Rufai Ubale, Army No. 17NA/76/4391.
- Lance Corporal Musa Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5351.
- Lance Corporal Abayomi Sunday, Army No. 17NA/76/5419.
- Lance Corporal Mathias Clement, Army No. 17NA/76/5578.
- Lance Corporal Buhari Idris, Army No. 17NA/76/5343.
- Lance Corporal Bulama Mukhtar, Army No. 17NA/76/1750.
- Lance Corporal Isah Mukaila, Army No. 17NA/76/4807.
- Lance Corporal Jamilu Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5093.
- Lance Corporal Ali Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5112.
- Lance Corporal Yusuf Saidu, Army No. 17NA/76/5251.
- Lance Corporal Abdullahi Garba, Army No. 17NA/76/3665.
- Lance Corporal Mubarak Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5658.
- Lance Corporal Awa Micheal, Army No. 17NA/76/0128.
- Lance Corporal Aliyu Musa, Army No. 17NA/76/1975.
- Lance Corporal Onikoyi Lawal, Army No. 19NA/78/0839.
- Lance Corporal Sambo Abdulrahman, Army No. 19NA/78/1758.
- Lance Corporal Olorundare Azeez, Army No. 19NA/78/2229.
- Lance Corporal Shuaibu Ibrahim, Army No. 19NA/78/2815.
- Lance Corporal Muhammed Adamu, Army No. 19NA/78/2628.
- Lance Corporal Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Army No. 19NA/78/3579.
- Lance Corporal Samuel Alexander, Army No. 20NA/79/1063.
- Lance Corporal Nazeem Mahmud, Army No. 20NA/79/4577.
- Lance Corporal Ahmed Shuaibu, Army No. 20NA/79/4450.
- Lance Corporal Tamini James, Army No. 20NA/79/2496.
- Lance Corporal Abdulrazaq Salisu, Army No. 20NA/79/2715.
- Lance Corporal Tijani Adamu, Army No. 20NA/79/3164.
- Lance Corporal Gambo Rabiu, Army No. 20NA/79/4485.
PRIVATES
- Private Saliu Sueliman, Army No. 21NA/80/0560.
- Private Musa Lucky, Army No. 21NA/80/1598.
- Private Mustapha Muhammed, Army No. 21NA/80/2482.
- Private Ayuba Rimanshong, Army No. 21NA/80/3077.
- Private Tijjani Mohammed, Army No. 21NA/80/3239.
- Private Jibrin Danladi, Army No. 21NA/80/5705.
- Private Edwin Friday, Army No. 21NA/80/2256.
- Private Abdullahi Tanko, Army No. 21NA/80/4391.
- Private Muhammed Lawan, Army No. 21NA/80/4899.
- Private Samotu Musa, Army No. 21NA/80/0980.
- Private John Samaila, Army No. 21NA/80/4828.
- Private Adebayo Monday, Army No. 21NA/80/1581.
- Private Silas Gibson, Army No. 21NA/80/2718.
- Private Aliyu Mamman, Army No. 21NA/80/4831.
- Private Bright Precious, Army No. 21NA/80/5749.
- Private Alkasim Maharaz, Army No. 21NA/81/8880.
- Private James Naphtali, Army No. 21NA/81/6958.
- Private Umar Taufeeq, Army No. 21NA/81/10018.
- Private Buhari Sani, Army No. 21NA/81/10508.
- Private Oleka Isaac, Army No. 21NA/81/7686.
- Private Ibrahim Mathew, Army No. 21NA/81/10418.
- Private Abubakar Idris, Army No. 22NA/82/3494.
- Private Yahaya Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/82/3834.
- Private Ibrahim Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/82/2183.
- Private Sabiu Muktar, Army No. 22NA/82/2101.
- Private Babangida John, Army No. 22NA/83/10713.
- Private Danjuma Ali, Army No. 22NA/83/10284.
- Private Mas’ud Ismail, Army No. 22NA/83/11257.
- Private Ahmed Abubakar, Army No. 22NA/83/11381.
- Private Sulaiman Musa, Army No. 22NA/83/11662.
- Private Saad Auwal, Army No. 22NA/83/11685.
- Private Abubakar Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/83/6787.
- Private Adamu Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/83/7382.
- Private Umar Sulaiman, Army No. 22NA/83/7654.
- Private Mahmud Saifullahi, Army No. 22NA/83/8278.
- Private Ebe Gideon, Army No. 22NA/83/8346.
- Private Abdulrahman Aliyu, Army No. 22NA/83/8829.
- Private Yarima Atiku, Army No. 22NA/83/9767.
- Private Idris Mustapha, Army No. 22NA/83/6095.
- Private Garzali Suleiman, Army No. 23NA/84/5681.
- Private Aliyu Abdullahamed, Army No. 23NA/85/11771.
- Private David Wisdom, Army No. 23NA/85/11990.
- Private Nikodemon Victor, Army No. 23NA/85/12310.
- Private Kazeem Lukman, Army No. 23NA/85/8298.
- Private Pinon Yunana, Army No. 23NA/85/9525.
- Private Haladu Isah, Army No. 23NA/85/1021.
- Private Abubakar Abdullahi, Army No. 23NA/85/11366.
- Private Friday Justine, Army No. 23NA/85/11721.
- Private Selim Lawan, Army No. 23NA/85/12512.
- Private Azaka Samuel, Army No. 23NA/85/7240.
- Private Zakari Aminu, Army No. 24NA/86/4203.
- Private Sufianu Bello, Army No. 24NA/86/4934.
- Private Abba Miko, Army No. 24NA/86/5198.
- Private Lawal Mubarak, Army No. 24NA/87/6647.
- Private Isiya Musa, Army No. 24NA/87/8279.
