BEVERLY HILLS, January 23, (THEWILL) – At least, seven soldiers of the 177 guards battalion, Shitu Alao barracks, Keffi, Nasarawa state, have been killed in an ambush.
The soldiers were gruesomely murdered by bandits during a rescue operation in a forest along Mararaba Udege road, in Nasarawa local government area of the state.
A reliable security source said the slain soldiers were part of the team of 13 soldiers led into the forest by Felix Kura, a captain.
The soldiers, according to the source, were on a mission to rescue some residents of the state who were abducted by the bandits.
Some of the soldiers who lost their lives include, Felix Kura, Sgt. Yakubu Bati, Lance Corporal Kefas Iliya, and four others.
A top security source said, the families of the slain soldiers have been informed.
Spokesman of the Nigerian army, Brigadier General Sagir Musa, has, however, denied knowledge of the development
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