Seven soldiers have been reportedly killed after bandits attacked Kangon Garacce community under the Dangulbi district of the Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara on Monday afternoon.
According to Channels, the incident also resulted in the death of many residents of the community.
A resident of Dangulbi community, Lawal Dangulbi, stated that the soldiers were ambushed by the bandits while answering a distress call from the residents.
“The bandits divided themselves, some were attacking the community while some were stationed outside the community to prevent the military from assisting the villagers, they ambushed the troops and killed seven of them,” he stated.
He stated that the bandits killed no fewer than 20 residents during the attack.
While the Nigerian Army is yet to officially confirm the incident, a security source stated that seven officers of the Nigerian Army were killed during the attack on Monday.
