Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo, who was shot by Boko Haram, is eager to return to the battlefield

According to reports, the wounded son of former President,Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his desire to return to the battlefield.

Reports released on Monday, September 8, 2014 had it that Lt. Col. Adeboye Obasanjo was shot and injured by Boko Harammilitants in Mubi, Adamawa where he was leading a platoon.

The younger Obasanjo is said to have told former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, who visited him in a Yola hospital, that he is eager to return to battle.

Atiku is said to have visited Adeboye yesterday, September 9, 2014 and he was reportedly impressed at the latter’s desire to get back to work.

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 Lieutenant Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo was shot by Boko Haram members in Mubi, Adamawa state

The army officer son of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, who was attacked by Boko Haram yesterday, is now said to be in stable condition.
Lieutenant Colonel Adeboye Obasanjo was reportedly shot in the legs while leading a platoon in Mubi, Adamawa.
He is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Medical Center in Yola, the state capital.
The younger Obasanjo was supposedly visited by presidential aide, Doyin Okupe who revealed via Twitter that the soldier is now in stable condition.

Boko Haram militants attacked a platoon led by the son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, shooting him today. He sustained serious injuries to his legs and was being transported to the hospital at the time of this report.

Adeboye Obasanjo, an army engineer, was a Lieutenant Colonel at the 3rd Division in Jos, Plateau State.

He and his platoon were engaged with Boko Haram militants at Baza, which is the village of the General Officer Commanding of the 3rd division when the incident took place. The Lieutenant Agwu of the 234 battalion, GOC of the 3rd Division, Major Gen JS Zaruwa and Colonel Victor Ebhaleme who serves as the Brigade Commander of the 23rd Army brigade in Yola were all together advancing towards Michika when Boko Haram fighters unleashed the deadly attack on the soldiers.

Twenty four soldiers in the platoon were reportedly killed by the militants.

Apart from the dead soldiers, the army also lost an armored tank to the militants. As a result of the attack, the army has moved sensitive weapons from Mubi to the Brigade headquarters in Yola leaving Mubi vulnerable to attack. The town of Mubi has practically been deserted following the closure of schools and massive retreat of soldiers from the city.

The former president is currently traveling in Singapore according to family sources.