Military authorities have revealed that three officers and 22 soldiers were killed, with seven others wounded by terrorists in Niger State.
The Director Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, who disclosed this at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, said the Air Force jet that crashed in Shiroro area of Niger State went to the scene to evacuate the victims.
He said no group would attack its troops and go scot-free, adding that the 14 previously killed were in the jet during the crash.
“No group will strike on its own troops without injurious consequences,” Buba said.
The soldiers were killed in an ambush along the Zungeru-Tegina Road in Niger on Sunday.
Witnesses and security sources said five vigilantes sustained varying degrees of gunshot injuries and were taken to the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna, the state capital.
The soldiers were on their way to some communities attacked by bandits in Wushishi Local Government Area.
The bandits had stormed several villages in the area, forcing dozens of farmers to flee to Wushishi and Zungeru on Friday.
