The Nigerian Army has confirmed that its troops deployed in Shiroro area of Niger were ambushed while on a mission to deal with bandits’ attack on miners in the area.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement said that the a number of personnel paid the supreme price in the ambush that occurred on Wednesday.
Nwachukwu said the troops had on Wednesday responded to a distress call of bandits attack on people operating a mining site, and ran into an ambush staged by the criminal elements on their way to the location losing a number of personnel in fierce firefight that ensued.
