BREAKING: Many Killed as Soldiers, Bandits Exchange Gunfire in Kaduna, Niger

17 Nigerian Soldiers Killed in Coordinated Attacks on Army Bases in Niger and Kaduna - teleSUR English

At least 17 Nigerian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in a series of coordinated attacks on military installations in Niger and Kaduna states, according to security sources and local officials. The assaults, carried out by heavily armed gunmen commonly referred to as “bandits,” targeted three forward operating bases, marking one of the deadliest days for Nigerian forces this year. The Nigerian Army confirmed that the attacks occurred in Kwanar Du…

BREAKING: Many killed as soldiers, bandits exchange gunfire in Kaduna, Niger

Scores of bandits and some military personnel have been killed following a gun battle in Niger and Kaduna States. Nigerian Army Headquarters made the disclosure in a statement posted on its official X handle on Wednesday. The statement said the operations were carried out in Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka, Niger State, and Aungwan Turai, Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. The daredevil terrorists had launched an unprovoked attack…

Bandit-Terrorist Attacks in Three States Prompt Question: Are They Coordinated? - Truth Nigeria

Special Forces Deployments Needed: Expert By Segun Onibiyo Zamfara, Nigeria – “We heard a thunderous blast and then gunfire soldiers were falling all around,” said Musa Ibrahim, a resident of Bangi village in Niger State. “It lasted nearly ten minutes before everything went quiet.” The harrowing account was narrated to a TruthNigeria reporter in a […]

Terrorists Attack Bases, Kill 17 Soldiers as Military Chief Celebrates Leadership

The Nigerian Army has said that some soldiers were killed during separate attacks on its military bases of Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka, Niger State, and Aungwan Turai Chikun Local Governmental Area, Kaduna.

Several soldiers k!lled as gunmen attack military base in Kaduna and Niger state - Newsy People

A group of armed men attacked military bases in the states of Kaduna and Niger on Tuesday, June 24, killing several soldiers.     The attacks occurred at forward operating bases in Aungwan Turai, Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State, and Kwanar Dutse, Mairiga, and Boka in Niger State, according to a statement issued by the Defense Headquarters.   The army called the attack a “three-pronged attack” and said that troops from both air and lan…

20 Soldiers Killed In Deadly Bandit Attack On Military Camp In Niger State

In a tragic escalation of violence in Nigerias North-Central region, about 20 soldiers were reportedly killed in the early hours of Tuesday during a fierce attack by armed bandits on a military camp near Bangi, in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.The deadly ambush, which occurred around dawn on June 24, 2025, saw the heavily armed assailants overrun the camp after a sustained gun battle.