Eight soldiers, including an army officer, are feared killed in a battle with Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok, close to Maiduguri, Borno State.

According to reports, the gun duel also left five soldiers wounded and two others missing.

It was gathered some of the terrorists were killed and many others injured.

“Two gun trucks and three anti-aircraft equipment could not be accounted for following the attack,” The Nation reported quoting an unnamed source.

The source also confirmed that the bodies of the fallen soldiers had been recovered and the wounded moved to a medical facility for treatment.

Meanwhile, the Northern Governors Forum (NGF), the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and two House of Representatives members  -Yusuf Gagdi and Bulus Maren – have condemned in strong terms the killing of the Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Rev. Lawan Andimi, and a 22-year-old student of the University of Maiduguri (UniMaid), Borno State, Daciya Dalep, by Boko Haram insurgents.

Andimi was beheaded by the insurgents who rejected a N50 million ransom on Monday while Dalep was reported to have been executed by a teenage member of Boko Haram.

A video of the execution of Dalep, an indigene of Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State was released by the terror group on Tuesday.

While the Northern governors described the killing of Andimi as a “sad, disturbing and inhuman,” MURIC said it was “horrendous.”

Andimi was reportedly killed by the terrorist group on Monday. Before his death, he was also a pastor with the Church of the Brethren (EYN) at the District Church Council of Michika.

He was abducted by the insurgents two weeks ago following an attack on Michika town.