The late Brigadier General, Oseni Braimah, was on a phone call with his twin brother moments before he was killed in a terrorist attack on the 29 Task Force Brigade Headquarters in Benisheikh, Borno State.
NOP NIGERIA reports that the attack, which occurred on April 9, 2026, claimed the lives of the senior officer and several soldiers.
A relative of the Edo State-born officer disclosed that the General was speaking with his twin brother, who resides in the United Kingdom, when the attack began.
According to the source who spoke with Vanguard, the twins had a routine of speaking daily around midnight.
“Braimah was a set of twins. His twin brother is not here in Nigeria. They are identical twins and are very close. They spoke almost every day,” the relative said.
He added that the conversation took a sudden turn that night.
The source further stated, “They started speaking after midnight, as usual, when, suddenly, the General paused, apparently because of some unusual movement at his end. After that, the line went dead.”
The source said the twin brother made repeated efforts to reach the General after the call abruptly ended.
“He kept calling and sending text messages, but there was no response. The General did not answer again,” he said.
The brother reportedly stayed awake in distress, hoping to re-establish contact.
According to the source, “He remained awake until about 4 am, still dialling his brother’s number, but there was no answer.”
The family later received confirmation of the tragedy from a senior military officer.
The relative said, “By about 6:30 am, I received a call from a senior Army officer. The moment I saw the call, I knew something was wrong.
“The officer said the Base was under attack and communication had broken down. That was how I heard that some soldiers had been killed and that the Brigade Commander, my brother, was among them. It is heartbreaking.”
The late General was buried alongside other fallen soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno State.
