Bandits kill 2 soldiers in an ambush

Two Nigerian soldiers have been shot dead by suspected armed robbers while escorting workers salary of Guzamala Local Government Council in Borno state.

The robbers were said to have attacked the vehicle conveying the money and in the process shot dead the soldiers.

Witnesses told newsmen that the robbery took place on Magumeri-Gubio road Wednesday afternoon.“The whole thing happened like a flash; a group of about 10 gunmen carrying sophisticated weapons attacked the vehicle.“

The vehicle was ambushed by the robbers who must have received information that the cashier had cashed the money in Maiduguri and was on his way to Guzamala,” Mallam Bulama Fugo, a witness said.

Fugo added that the soldiers were serving as escort before their death and that the council’s cashier was also shot by the robbers who took away the workers’ June salary during the operation.

Colonel. Victor Ebhaleme, the Field Commander of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the state confirmed the incident but said the soldiers were not members of the JTF.“The soldiers were serving in a battalion in Monguno, they volunteered to serve as escorts to the council before the incident happened,” Ebhaleme said.