Babawale Afolabi, a spokesperson for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, said late Tuesday that a team of 80 security operatives tasked with protecting the power network were subject to a surprise attack of roughly 200 Boko Haram fighters during a patrol mission. At least seven security operatives went missing, according to authorities.

Seven Nigerian officers in-charge of ensuring the security of the country's power grid installations went missing after a convoy ambush by about 200 Boko Haram terrorists. The attack claimed the lives of over 50 Boko Haram terrorists.