A number of Nigerian soldiers were killed in Wednesday’s ambush attack by bandits in Shiroro general area, according to the Nigerian Army.

The killing of the soldiers was confirmed by Director Army Public Relation, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement released via various social media platforms of the Nigerian Army.

Sources said about 30 Nigerian soldiers were killed in the attack on a mining site in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The casualty figure has not been verified by the Nigerian Army. A separate source reported that locals said a search party found 37 bodies of soldiers and policemen in a bush near the mining site on Thursday morning.

It added that six other corpses of civilians were also recovered from the bush.

In the statement released by the Nigerian Army, the Director Army Public Relation said the soldiers who were deployed in Shiroro general area were responding to a distress call of bandits attack on people operating a mining site.

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The ones that died were not galant enough with wepons to fight the local religeous fighters called Bandits.
may they RIP.

No modern combat commander sends his troops to war without backup air support , first if you don't succeed call in for a close air support

Kia..... Were the security operatives sleeping? I am confused.

Kia..... Were the security operatives sleeping? I am confused.

It's very difficult gaining sympathy for military personnel this days..

Only some days ago some of them useless colleague killed innocent civilians in anambra state just cos one single soldier was killed by some miscreant.. Now multiple of dem Don fall I dey expect them to do the southern tactics of burning down the village else na ogun go kill them join

Banditry started a long time ago.

Make my brother no dey ooo!

Why didn't they burn houses useless army. Una never see anything

Urheadmaster:

Lies...... The death toll may even b more than dat thirty

Mystery9:
Kia..... Were the security operatives sleeping? I am confused.

Yes they were.... the blood of innocent civilians that they always kill wil continue to make them sleep in the presence of their enemies