Insecurity: Nine Nigerian soldiers, 16 others killed by non-state actors last week

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Of the 25 people killed, nine were soldiers while three were officials of paramilitary agencies.

At least 25 people were killed by non-state actors across Nigeria last week , a PREMIUM TIMES review of media reports shows.in the North-west and Nort-central states as only one person was reported killed by bandits during the period.PREMIUM TIMES compiled the incidents from media reports. Thus, unreported cases were not included.killing three and abducting seven oil workers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s South-south.

The pirates reportedly ambushed their unsuspecting victims in Okoroma and Ogbokiri-Akassa communities of Nembe and Brass local government areas of Bayelsa.Two soldiers were killed in an attack during which the Nigerian Army troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists who attempted to infiltrate its forward operating base at Gajiram Nganzai in Borno on Sunday.

The army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, said the land and air components of OPHK with troops of Sector 3 bombarded the terrorists who attempted to infiltrate the troops’ base using gun trucks and several other weapons.

 

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