US EditionNigerian army confirms soldiers killed in ambushes by suspected bandits
- About 20 soldiers were killed in a gunfight with armed bandits who ambushed them at their base near Kwanan Dutse in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State.
- The attack occurred shortly after bandits killed about 15 residents of Tofa village in Magami district of Zamfara.
- Alhaji Abbas Kasuwa Garba, the council Chairman of Mariga, confirmed that soldiers were ambushed while responding to bandit movement reports.
- No official statement has been issued by the state government or security agencies regarding the attacks.
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Niger State and much of the northwest have suffered years of insecurity, with limited state presence and frequent attacks by both criminal gangs and Islamist militants. Efforts by the government to contain the violence have faced repeated setbacks, with troops often under-resourced
Nigerian army confirms soldiers killed in ambushes by suspected bandits
Several soldiers were killed and at least four others injured and hospitalized in attacks by suspected bandits on military bases in the country's northern region on Tuesday, the Nigerian army said Wednesday.
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