BREAKING: 5 Policemen, 3 Soldiers Killed While Escorting Construction Workers In Zamfara Ambush; Military Reinforces, Neutralises Several Terrorists

Five constabulary officers and 3 soldiers were reportedly killed erstwhile the information operatives were ambushed by a radical of terrorists connected Thursday greeting successful the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

A subject root confirmed this to SaharaReporters, revealing that the troops were escorting workers of a operation company, Setraco Nigeria Limited, erstwhile the terrorists ambushed them and started shooting, resulting successful the decease of 8 information personnel.

The root added that a punctual effect from the Army saved different information unit attached to Setraco workers, adding that respective terrorists were yet killed successful a weapon battle.

However, immoderate terrorists escaped with weapons stolen from the deceased information personnel.

The root called for prayers for their squad successful Zamfara.

According to him, “troops escorting Setraco workers connected their mode to Tsafe LGA successful Zamfara encountered ambush”.

He said 3 soldiers and 5 policemen were killed and rifles were carted away.

“We came swiftly to reenforce and we were capable to termination galore of the bandits. Police person evacuated the bodies of some the unit and the bandits,” the root added.

This comes soon aft SaharaReporters reported however immoderate terrorists blocked the engaged Gusau-Funtua road successful Zamfara State and abducted an unspecified fig of travellers connected the road.

This was confirmed to SaharaReporters during a telephone speech with the State Police Command Spokesman, Yezid Abubakar.

The constabulary spokesperson said the bid had deployed respective unit to the country of the onslaught and helium was yet to beryllium briefed connected the nonstop fig of the radical that were kidnapped by the terrorists.

“It is existent but we are connected apical of the matter. Our men person been deployed to the spot but they are yet to travel backmost truthful I don’t cognize the nonstop fig of the radical that were kidnapped. I volition get backmost to you erstwhile I get the information,” the constabulary spokesperson told SaharaReporters.