Our military personnel tragically lost their lives when troops from Operation Hadarin Daji were ambushed by terrorists in Bachaka Kurya Forest, located in Gudu Local Government Area, Sokoto State.
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The ambush occurred near the Nigeria-Niger border.
Military authorities reported that during the subsequent firefight, several terrorists were killed, and the troops managed to recover weapons and ammunition.
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The statement added, “The corpses of the killed terrorist reveal that it was perpetrated by a terror group from Niger Republic known a Lakurawa. Sadly, 4 of own personnel were killed in the encounter.
“The remaining of the terror group escaped into Niger Republic. Troops are however in pursuit to find and destroy the terrorist.”
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