By Suleiman Ibrahim.
Lt. Col. TE Alari, the Commanding Officer of the 149 Battalion, was leading his troops during an operation in the Timbuktu Triangl a notorious hotspot for terrorist activity in the North East of Damboa in Yobe State, when they came under VBIED attack by ISWAP insurgents.
The vehicle was blown apart by the troops, unfortunately for them those that died including the CO who was leading from the front, were on their feet and the beating zone of the shrapnels of the VBIED caused the havoc, sources confided in OBSERVERS TIMES.
Despite the ferocity of the attack, he stood firm in the line of duty, embodying the spirit of bravery and leadership until the very end
