The deceased are determined as Mansur, Daniel and Ibrahim, all private soldiers.

SaharaReporters had reported how security operatives consisting of soldiers lost their lives in a weapon battle with the shooters in the Zuru emirate of the state.

The killing of the soldiers happened a day after over 60 vigilantes called Yan-Sa-Kai, were massacred in some villages under Sakaba Local Government Area of the state.

In a signal seen by SaharaReporters on Thursday, the Nigerian Army confirmed that certainly 18 of its workers were killed by terrorists in Kebbi throughout the week.

The army authorities divulged that the soldiers from Light Tank Battalion participated in an intense gun fight with the hoodlums– a circumstance that also left 8 other soldiers wounded and 2 more missing till date.

It included that eight soldiers were wounded while two others are missing out on in action.

“Operation Hadarin Daji Special SITREP. SITREP NO AS AT 091035A MAR 22. OP ACTS. ALFA. OUTLAWS ATTACK. AT ABOUT 081040A MAR 22, TROOPS OF TEAM 10 ZURU CONDUCTED FIGHTING PATROL TO COMMUNITIES WITHIN DANKO-WASAGU LGA OF KEBBI STATE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH BANDITS/TERRORISTS AT ABOUT 081700A MAR 22 IN KANYA VILLAGE AT COORD 11 ° 20 ′ 25.33 ″ N 05 ° 35 ′ 31.9 ″ E,” the signal read.

“TROOPS ENGAGED BANDITS/TERRORISTS WITH DELIBERATE FIRE, BUT OUTNUMBERED BY BANDITS. TROOPS CASUALTIES. 18 X SOLDIERS KILLED IN ACTION, 1 X 8 SOLDIERS WOUNDED IN ACTION AND TWO SOLDIERS MISSING IN ACTION. DEVICES CASUALITIES. 1 X GUN TRUCK BURNT, 1 X AA DUSHKA AND 18 X AK47 RIFLES CARTED AWAY. MORE DETAILS LATER. TROOPS’ MORALE AND FIGHTING EFFICIENCY REMAIN HIGH. PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE.”

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