Dozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacks
Military sources said troops recovered 14 bodies and seized six AK-47 rifles after repelling the attack.
- On Wednesday, Nigerian troops repelled an assault by Islamic State-aligned militants in Borno State, killing over 25 attackers near Lake Chad. The military confirmed 14 bodies were recovered from the engagement.
- In a separate incident on Monday, gunmen on motorbikes attacked a military camp in Bindin, Zamfara State, killing over 25 soldiers. The attackers then opened fire at a nearby mining pit on Tuesday, killing over 100 people.
- Captain Mohammed Goni, acting military information officer for Operation Hadin Kai, stated, "Preliminary assessment indicates that over 25 terrorists were neutralised, with 14 bodies recovered so far." Members of the Civilian Joint Task Force supporting operations also suffered losses.
- These attacks underscore the persistent threat posed by Islamist insurgents despite years of military campaigns against Boko Haram and its offshoot, Islamic State West Africa Province. Violence is spreading across both northeastern and northwestern regions.
- Insecurity is likely to be a key issue in Nigeria's election early next year, as the military vowed to continue joint operations against regrouping militants. Officials have not confirmed casualty figures reported by residents.
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Dozens of soldiers, militants and miners killed in Nigeria attacks
Nigerian troops killed more than 25 Islamic State-aligned militants as they fought off an assault on a military position in northeastern Borno State, suffering an unknown number of casualties of their own, military sources and a member of the civilian defence force said on Wednesday.
17 people were killed as a result of an attack by armed groups on a gold mining site and village in Zamfara State, north-west of Nigeria.
According to local authorities, according to France Press Tuesday. Years ago, armed gangs stormed rural communities in north-western and central Nigeria, breaking into villages, abducting residents, looting and burning houses. Dozens of gang members riding motorcycles entered a mine located outside the village of Bendine in Maru, in the province of Zamfara, Monday, and shot dead five miners. Subsequently, they entered the village and killed 12 s…
Alleged bandits have killed 12 soldiers and five miners in Zamfara state, in northwestern Nigeria, Agence France-Presse sources said. Zamfara is one of the states in northwestern Nigeria where gangs specializing in kidnapping for ransom and livestock theft, known generally as bandits, attack villages, murder, kidnap residents, loot and burn houses...
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