Captain V.O. Tapere, a Nigerian Army officer, has shared how he got injured while fighting Boko Haram terrorists. Tapere said he was serving in the northeast as part of the Nigerian Army Engineers.
In a video shared by Control TV, Tapere said his job involved clearing dangerous routes filled with hidden explosives to make it safe for other soldiers to move forward during missions.
Tapere said in 2021 he and his team suddenly ran into Boko Haram fighters while they were returning back from a mission. He said a gun battle started, and during the fight, a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at his vehicle. Tapere said the explosion broke through the vehicle, and the metal pieces from the blast seriously injured him. He said he lost his left arm because of the fragments that hit him.
In Tapere’s words: “So while returning we came in contact with Boko Haram terrorists and firefights ensued. I got injured when RPG was fired at my vehicle and it charged through the vehicle. The shrapnel and all the fragments took out my left arm.
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