The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has revealed that no fewer than three officers and 22 soldiers were killed during an ambush on troops by terrorists in Niger State. The Director, Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba on Thursday told journalists that seven soldiers were also wounded during the ambush. According to him, the deadly ambush led to the deployment of the military aircraft that crashed in the state, in which there were “14 previously killed soldiers, seven wounded soldiers, two pilots, and two crew members”.
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