A soldier identified as Lance Corporal Chidi Ukelere was killed after battle with Boko Haram members on Wednesday 22/2/2017.
The soldier was one of the brave men killed in a Boko Haram attack on military positions in the town of Gajiram, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) by road north of the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, on Wednesday afternoon.