A classified military document containing the full names of 104 Nigerian Army soldiers declared deserters after a Boko Haram attack on their base in Borno State has been obtained exclusively by SaharaReporters.
The soldiers, who were attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalion along the Mandara–Buratai Road, were listed as having “absconded” from their duty post, with their personal weapons, following a deadly assault by Boko Haram terrorists.
SaharaReporters had exclusively reported on June 5 that terrorists overran a Nigerian Army position along the Mandara–Buratai Road, killing at least eight soldiers and beheading them in the early hours of the attack.
“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,” a military source had told SaharaReporters.
“They killed eight soldiers and beheaded them. Several others were injured during the attack.”
The source added that the terrorists stormed the base in large numbers, taking advantage of heavy rainfall and poor visibility to catch the troops off guard.
Gory images from the scene obtained by SaharaReporters confirmed the scale of the assault, though the Nigerian Army has yet to issue an official statement.
More than three weeks after the attack, a military signal marked “RESTRICTED”, declared 104 personnel from the same battalion as deserters.
“This is the list of soldiers who deserted from the 162 Battalion along Biu Road. Boko Haram slaughtered a Major and seven other soldiers.
“That was early this month. This is the list of soldiers who cannot be accounted for after the attack. We cannot say whether they are dead or ran away. The Army is trying to hide it from Nigerians,” a source said.
The Army in the signal warned that the soldiers would face dire consequences if found.
“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. The deserter soldiers are listed in Annex A. Please acknowledge,” the signal signed by Lieutenant Ndubuisi read.
Sources within the military told SaharaReporters that the Army authorities have frozen the bank accounts of all 104 personnel and have notified various formations to “immediately apprehend and deliver” any of the soldiers found within their areas of responsibility.
The breakdown of the deserters includes: 1 Staff Sergeant, 3 Sergeants, 7 Corporals, 38 Lance Corporals, and 55 Privates.
The full names of the affected personnel and their ranks 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.
(SaharaReporters)