Troops of the Nigerian Army have recovered the bodies of a commanding officer, a major and six other soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents in the Damasak area of Borno State. Reports earlier in the week indicated that seven soldiers were killed during a Boko Haram attack on Monday, while the commanding officer and 12 others were believed to have been captured by the insurgents. However, top security sources told Daily Trust that the commanding officer, seven soldiers and two members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, were later killed by the terrorists. “Initially, it was believed that the commanding officer was captured alive, but it was later confirmed that he was killed alongside the others,” the source said. According to the source, some of the bodies were recovered after troops engaged the insurgents, who had been hiding in surrounding bushes.