Bandits kill six soldiers, two vigilantes in Niger, civilians in Zamfara, Sokoto

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Mohammed Bago,OPWP

Bandits have killed six soldiers, including a caption, in an ambush.

Bago sympathises with army over killing of captain, five soldiersArmy spokesman, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, said the troops fought gallantly and eliminated several terrorists too.

The terrorists reportedly killed two vigilante operatives and abducted an army Captain in Karaga and Rumace communities in Shiroro. In a related development, at least three civilians were killed and three others injured after they were hit by stray bullets during a gun battle between troops of Operation Hadarin Daji and bandits, who attacked Tsafe Town, yesterday.

Investigations have revealed how Nigerian automobile dealers conceal vehicles with minor dents as salvage cars to qualify for 40 to 60 per cent duty rebates for such vehicles, a practice that may have become a survival measure against lull in the retail sector...

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