BREAKING: Bandits set vehicles ablaze in Niger military camp
A group of 60 heavily armed bandits have invaded a military camp in the Zazzaga community in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. They, however, engaged the soldiers in a gun battle, leading to heavy casualties on the side of the bandits.
A group of 60 heavily armed bandits have invaded a military camp in Zazzaga community in the Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. They, however, engaged the soldiers in a gun battle, leading to heavy casualties on the side of the bandits.
Recall that three weeks ago, bandits had attacked a Security Joint Task Force base in Allawa and Basa in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state, leading to the death of five soldiers and a Mobile Policeman.
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Moreso, according to a reliable source, the bandits stormed the community at about 4.00 am and shared themselves into three groups.
“I think the bandits might have used the military vehicle to evacuate the injured ones and possibly some dead ones among them because the soldiers really fought them to stand still until their ammunitions finished.
“The bandits came around 4.00 am, and since that time, it has been gunshot sounds until about 6.00 am this morning”, our source added.
The military camp in Zagzaga has been in existence since 2012 when the activities of the bandits took a different dimension with the killing of no fewer than 50 members of the community in one month while about 500 others fled to neighbouring communities.
