One of the widows of the officers uncovered that the internment would happen in Maiduguri on Friday.
It was, in any case, discovered that the military needed the occasion to be private with the goal that the genuine number of killed troopers won't be known.
One of the widows who did not wish to be distinguished stated, "I was welcomed for the entombment of my better half with a couple of others this Friday in Maiduguri.
"Truly, we don't realize what number of will be covered and the military isn't giving us any data."
A colonel, who addressed the PUNCH on state of obscurity, said the military chose to make the entombment private so as to shroud the genuine loss figure.
He stated, "Gen Buratai said just 23 officers were slaughtered in the assault. He likewise put the quantity of troops injured in real life at 31. In any case, we as a whole realize that isn't valid. More than 100 were slaughtered and a private internment is presently being sorted out all together not to uncover their untruths."
At the point when the PUNCH called the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.Gen Sani Usman, for input, he cut all calls, requesting that our reporter send an instant message.
Nonetheless, he declined to react to an instant message sent to him as of press time.
Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sakaba had kicked the bucket close by more than 100 troopers on November 18, 2018.
His more youthful sibling, Lt. Yakubu Sakaba, was additionally slaughtered by Boko Haram on October 5, 2014.
In a video circled as of late, troopers sent in the war-assaulted North-East faulted old hardware and defilement among best military metal for the enormous misfortunes in staff since the most recent assaults on military developments started in July.
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