US EditionSoldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
- Armed men killed six civilians and five soldiers in Nigeria's Abia state, leading to a $16,850 reward for information on the gunmen.
- The attackers targeted soldiers and civilians in the region known for separatist violence, causing casualties due to crossfire, per Major-General Edward Buba.
- The army suspects the outlawed IPOB movement for the attack, which occurred at a military checkpoint in Obingwa local government area.
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Gunmen kill 11 in attack in Nigeria's southeast, army says
ABUJA — Armed men killed at least six civilians and five soldiers in an attack in Nigeria's southeastern Abia state, the military said Friday, prompting the state government to offer a $16,850 reward for information on the gunmen. The attack on Thursday was the latest in a string of raids in a region rife with separatist violence. The assailants killed five soldiers deployed as peacekeepers in the area, and the six civilians who died were caug…
Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria's southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians during a shootout, the Nigerian military said Friday.
Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian military says militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in the country’s southeast attacked and killed five soldiers deployed to restore order. A military spokesman said six civilians were also killed by the militants during a shootout in Abia state’s Aba town. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) separatist group often uses lockdowns to push for the creation of an independen…
Soldiers among 11 killed by separatist militants in southeast Nigeria
Militants enforcing a separatist lockdown in Nigeria’s southeastern region attacked security forces deployed to restore order, killing five soldiers and six civilians during a shootout, the Nigerian military said Friday.The soldiers were attacked on Thursday at a checkpoint in Abia state’s Aba town where the separatists were enforcing a lockdown to commemorate the short-lived Republic of Biafra which, in 1967, fought and lost a deadly civil war …
JUST IN: Nigerian military vows to retaliate killing of soldiers by gunmen in South-east
Gunmen, on Thursday morning, attacked and killed the soldiers in Obikabia Junction in Aba, the commercial hub of the Abia State. The post JUST IN: Nigerian military vows to retaliate killing of soldiers by gunmen in South-east appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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