Two soldiers deployed to participate in the
West African Force in Mali were on
Saturday killed in an ambush by terrorists
at Itakpe Junction, along the Okenne-
Lokoja Road.
Four others were said to have received
injuries from bomb explosions and gun
attacks from the assailants.
The bodies of the late soldiers were
deposited at the mortuary in Lokoja while
the injured soldiers are receiving
treatment under heavy security at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, Kogi State.
It was learnt that about 150 soldiers were travelling in a convoy from Ibadan, Oyo State when they came
under the attack in Kogi.
Motorists were held up along the Okenne-Lokoja Road for over one hour as the road was blocked by men
of the Joint Task Force.
The Army Director of Information, Maj. Gen Bola Koleosho, who confirmed the attack, said those who
killed the soldiers were members of a terrorist organisation.
Koleosho said the terrorists laid an ambush for them and threw Improved Explosive Devices on the convoy
while firing at them simultaneously from the bush.
He said the soldiers left Ibadan for the North on their way to Mali and stopped over in Okenne to pass the
night.
He dismissed insider’s collaboration on the ground that it could not be substantiated.
He said, “The troops were coming from Ibadan, I think it took them some time to leave and when they got
to Okene, they stopped over to pass the night.
“They were leaving in the morning around when the attackers who were not robbers, because thieves
don’t use IEDs, waited for them. After they allowed the first escort vehicle to pass, they threw bombs at
them while opening fire from the bush.
“Our soldiers at the back returned the fire. If not, the casualty figure would have been higher. One person
died instantly and the other died on the way to the hospital. The other four are responding to treatment.”
Koleosho said the soldiers decided to block the road to ensure that innocent Nigerians were not attacked
by the terrorists. He also said it was to pave way for the soldiers to defuse unexploded IEDs which might
have been left behind by the terrorists.

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The war in Mali has already proven to be a global one.

But something confuses me.

Who are the Malian rebels?
What d they want?
Why does France,Nigeria and the rest choose to fight the rebels?



I always predicted this the moment the western powers chose to support the Libyan rebels.
Lets see how this turns out