“However, the chaos left seven officers unaccounted for, prompting an urgent search in the bush for their whereabouts. Those who sustained injuries are currently receiving medical treatment.”
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says suspected Boko Haram terrorists have ambushed its monitoring team in Kaduna, leaving seven officers missing.
Farin-Kasa area of Chikun LGA of Kaduna while the monitoring team was inspecting the national grid installation in Shiroro, Niger state. “As they patrolled vulnerable areas, they encountered stranded expatriates near Dagwachi village and allowed them to join the convoy for safety,” the statement reads.“Unbeknownst to the team, over 200 armed Boko Haram militants had laid a deadly ambush from a hilltop, ready to unleash a torrent of gunfire on the unsuspecting convoy.
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