- Full List Of 104 Nigerian Soldiers Declared Missing After Boko Haram Attack
- Soldiers allegedly disappeared after June 5 Boko Haram attack.
- Nigerian Army has yet to officially comment on the report.
A classified Nigerian Army document has reportedly declared 104 soldiers as deserters following a Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attack on their base in Borno State.
The affected personnel were attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalion along the Mandara–Buratai Road.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that according to the classified military signal obtained by SaharaReporters, the soldiers were declared to have absconded from their duty post with their personal weapons after the June 5 attack on the battalion’s location.
The attack reportedly claimed the lives of at least eight soldiers.
A military source said the insurgents launched the assault around 4:00 a.m. during heavy rainfall.
“At the 162 Battalion on Mandara–Buratai Road, eight soldiers were killed in action. They attacked us at 4 a.m. today, Friday, when it was raining.
“They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack,” the source said.
More than three weeks after the incident, the military signal, marked “RESTRICTED,” reportedly declared the 104 personnel deserters.
The document stated:
“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.
“In view of the foregoing, I am directed to respectfully affirm that the said soldiers have not reported back for duty and are hereby declared deserters with effect from that date.”
Military sources also disclosed that the bank accounts of the affected personnel had been frozen, while military formations across the country had been directed to apprehend any of the soldiers found within their areas of responsibility.
According to the document, those declared deserters comprise one Staff Sergeant, three Sergeants, seven Corporals, 38 Lance Corporals and 55 Privates.
As of the time of filing this report, the Nigerian Army had not issued an official statement confirming or denying the development.
The full names of the affected personnel and their ranks are below:
STAFF SERGEANT
1. Staff Sergeant Idris Mohammed, Army No. 98NA/46/1906.
SERGEANTS
2. Sergeant Omotoyinbo Samuel, Army No. 04NA/55/0901.
3. Sergeant Oyinbo John, Army No. 09NA/64/5990.
4. Sergeant Folorunsho Michael, Army No. 03NA/53/1791.
CORPORALS
5. Corporal Onumaru Felix, Army No. 12NA/68/6732.
6. Corporal Adenekan Amos, Army No. 13NA/70/8004.
7. Corporal Basiru Garba, Army No. 13NA/70/7338.
8. Corporal Fatoki Olusegun, Army No. 13NA/70/6585.
9. Corporal Abu Mohammed, Army No. 13NA/70/3372.
10. Corporal Emmanuel Moses, Army No. 14NA/71/12704.
11. Corporal Aminu Bello, Army No. 15NA/73/0416.
LANCE CORPORALS
12. Lance Corporal Abdullahi Kamalu, Army No. 12NA/68/6096.
13. Lance Corporal Adeniyi Kehinde, Army No. 12NA/68/6985.
14. Lance Corporal Oko Michael, Army No. 15NA/74/4413.
15. Lance Corporal Modey Ernest, Army No. 15NA/74/3728.
16. Lance Corporal Usman Abdulazeez, Army No. 15NA/74/4063.
17. Lance Corporal Adamu Hassan, Army No. 16NA/75/4906.
18. Lance Corporal Mohammed Abdulrahman, Army No. 16NA/75/3182.
19. Lance Corporal Onengiye Gabriel, Army No. 17NA/76/3028.
20. Lance Corporal Hassan, Army No. 17NA/76/3895.
21. Lance Corporal Ator Desmond, Army No. 17NA/76/3971.
22. Lance Corporal Ibrahim Mubarak, Army No. 17NA/76/3860.
23. Lance Corporal Rufai Ubale, Army No. 17NA/76/4391.
24. Lance Corporal Musa Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5351.
25. Lance Corporal Abayomi Sunday, Army No. 17NA/76/5419.
26. Lance Corporal Mathias Clement, Army No. 17NA/76/5578.
27. Lance Corporal Buhari Idris, Army No. 17NA/76/5343.
28. Lance Corporal Bulama Mukhtar, Army No. 17NA/76/1750.
29. Lance Corporal Isah Mukaila, Army No. 17NA/76/4807.
30. Lance Corporal Jamilu Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5093.
31. Lance Corporal Ali Abdullahi, Army No. 17NA/76/5112.
32. Lance Corporal Yusuf Saidu, Army No. 17NA/76/5251.
33. Lance Corporal Abdullahi Garba, Army No. 17NA/76/3665.
34. Lance Corporal Mubarak Aliyu, Army No. 17NA/76/5658.
35. Lance Corporal Awa Micheal, Army No. 17NA/76/0128.
36. Lance Corporal Aliyu Musa, Army No. 17NA/76/1975.
37. Lance Corporal Onikoyi Lawal, Army No. 19NA/78/0839.
38. Lance Corporal Sambo Abdulrahman, Army No. 19NA/78/1758.
39. Lance Corporal Olorundare Azeez, Army No. 19NA/78/2229.
40. Lance Corporal Shuaibu Ibrahim, Army No. 19NA/78/2815.
41. Lance Corporal Muhammed Adamu, Army No. 19NA/78/2628.
42. Lance Corporal Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Army No. 19NA/78/3579.
43. Lance Corporal Samuel Alexander, Army No. 20NA/79/1063.
44. Lance Corporal Nazeem Mahmud, Army No. 20NA/79/4577.
45. Lance Corporal Ahmed Shuaibu, Army No. 20NA/79/4450.
46. Lance Corporal Tamini James, Army No. 20NA/79/2496.
47. Lance Corporal Abdulrazaq Salisu, Army No. 20NA/79/2715.
48. Lance Corporal Tijani Adamu, Army No. 20NA/79/3164.
49. Lance Corporal Gambo Rabiu, Army No. 20NA/79/4485.
PRIVATES
50. Private Saliu Sueliman, Army No. 21NA/80/0560.
51. Private Musa Lucky, Army No. 21NA/80/1598.
52. Private Mustapha Muhammed, Army No. 21NA/80/2482.
53. Private Ayuba Rimanshong, Army No. 21NA/80/3077.
54. Private Tijjani Mohammed, Army No. 21NA/80/3239.
55. Private Jibrin Danladi, Army No. 21NA/80/5705.
56. Private Edwin Friday, Army No. 21NA/80/2256.
57. Private Abdullahi Tanko, Army No. 21NA/80/4391.
58. Private Muhammed Lawan, Army No. 21NA/80/4899.
59. Private Samotu Musa, Army No. 21NA/80/0980.
60. Private John Samaila, Army No. 21NA/80/4828.
61. Private Adebayo Monday, Army No. 21NA/80/1581.
62. Private Silas Gibson, Army No. 21NA/80/2718.
63. Private Aliyu Mamman, Army No. 21NA/80/4831.
64. Private Bright Precious, Army No. 21NA/80/5749.
65. Private Alkasim Maharaz, Army No. 21NA/81/8880.
66. Private James Naphtali, Army No. 21NA/81/6958.
67. Private Umar Taufeeq, Army No. 21NA/81/10018.
68. Private Buhari Sani, Army No. 21NA/81/10508.
69. Private Oleka Isaac, Army No. 21NA/81/7686.
70. Private Ibrahim Mathew, Army No. 21NA/81/10418.
71. Private Abubakar Idris, Army No. 22NA/82/3494.
72. Private Yahaya Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/82/3834.
73. Private Ibrahim Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/82/2183.
74. Private Sabiu Muktar, Army No. 22NA/82/2101.
75. Private Babangida John, Army No. 22NA/83/10713.
76. Private Danjuma Ali, Army No. 22NA/83/10284.
77. Private Mas’ud Ismail, Army No. 22NA/83/11257.
78. Private Ahmed Abubakar, Army No. 22NA/83/11381.
79. Private Sulaiman Musa, Army No. 22NA/83/11662.
80. Private Saad Auwal, Army No. 22NA/83/11685.
81. Private Abubakar Yusuf, Army No. 22NA/83/6787.
82. Private Adamu Mohammed, Army No. 22NA/83/7382.
83. Private Umar Sulaiman, Army No. 22NA/83/7654.
84. Private Mahmud Saifullahi, Army No. 22NA/83/8278.
85. Private Ebe Gideon, Army No. 22NA/83/8346.
86. Private Abdulrahman Aliyu, Army No. 22NA/83/8829.
87. Private Yarima Atiku, Army No. 22NA/83/9767.
88. Private Idris Mustapha, Army No. 22NA/83/6095.
89. Private Garzali Suleiman, Army No. 23NA/84/5681.
90. Private Aliyu Abdullahamed, Army No. 23NA/85/11771.
91. Private David Wisdom, Army No. 23NA/85/11990.
92. Private Nikodemon Victor, Army No. 23NA/85/12310.
93. Private Kazeem Lukman, Army No. 23NA/85/8298.
94. Private Pinon Yunana, Army No. 23NA/85/9525.
95. Private Haladu Isah, Army No. 23NA/85/1021.
96. Private Abubakar Abdullahi, Army No. 23NA/85/11366.
97. Private Friday Justine, Army No. 23NA/85/11721.
98. Private Selim Lawan, Army No. 23NA/85/12512.
99. Private Azaka Samuel, Army No. 23NA/85/7240.
100. Private Zakari Aminu, Army No. 24NA/86/4203.
101. Private Sufianu Bello, Army No. 24NA/86/4934.
102. Private Abba Miko, Army No. 24NA/86/5198.
103. Private Lawal Mubarak, Army No. 24NA/87/6647.
104. Private Isiya Musa, Army No. 24NA/87/8279.
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