The military said it suffered the casualty of an officer and two soldiers, while four other soldiers were wounded in action.
According to our reliable sources, at least 16 soldiers, three of whom were officers, were killed, and 28 others were injured in the Jibia ambush on Saturday.Our sources also disputed the number of bandits the military said were killed in the attack.
Our sources said the Special Army Super Camp 4 suffered the casualties while they were advancing on foot and were ambushed by the armed militants from a hilltop in Jibia at about 6:13 p.m. Saturday.Mr Onyeuko, a brigadier general, said other onslaught conducted by the Nigerian troops include one along Faskari – Sheme – Dandume road in Katsina State, which yielded the arrest of five suspected bandits, including a female.
“One of the suspects, Bashir Usman, who claimed to be a policeman could not validate his claim with any form of identification,” Mr Onyeuko said, “was apprehended with one AK 47 Rifle loaded with 28 rounds of ammunition while riding on a motorcycle.”The military spokesperson further said that the troops, on Friday, “rescued a 16-year-old Miss Hadiza Sani,” who was kidnapped by bandits who invaded Kuka Uku village in Batsari LGA of Katsina State.
“Similarly, on 17 July 2020, troops deployed at Forward Operations Base, Bagega rescued another kidnapped victim, a 10 year old girl, following an alarm by her mother that two bandits on motorcycle kidnapped the victim while they were fetching firewood around Bagega – Tudurki Forest,” the statement read.
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