Gunmen Kill 19 Soldiers In Attack On Nigerian Deputy Governor’s Convoy

Gunmen Kill 19 Soldiers In Attack On Nigerian Deputy Governor’s Convoy

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At least 19 soldiers were killed in Nigeria’s Kebbi state as gunmen attacked the deputy governor’s convoy, residents said on Wednesday.

The attack took place on Tuesday, the same day gunmen ambushed and killed at least 62 members of a volunteer vigilante group in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state in the worst violence to hit the state since mid-January.

Deputy Governor Samaila Dabai Yombe confirmed Tuesday’s ambush and said a gun battle ensued in the town of Kanya that resulted in casualties but he did not provide any details on how many people had been killed.

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“We entered into terrorist ambush who opened fire on our entourage … as we approached a sharp bend … on our way to Wasagu,” Yombe said.

The ambush occurred at around 4:30 pm on Tuesday, residents said, adding that 18 soldiers and one police man were killed during the attack while 8 others were wounded.

“I counted 19 bodies from Tuesday’s ambush in Kanya. They were loaded into two ambulances for transport to Birnin Kebbi,” Bashir Bala, a local radio journalist said.

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