Bandits kill 18 Soldiers in Katsina, abduct Police Officer, daughter, four others in Kaduna

About 18 Nigerian military officers and soldiers have been killed in an ambush by armed bandits in Katsina State. Troops of the Special Army Super Camp 4 were advancing on foot in Shimfida in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State at about 6:13 p.m. Saturday when the armed militants opened fire on them from a hilltop, according to PREMIUM TIMES. The officers killed in the attack included a Major, a Captain and a Lieutenant, military sources told. Two bandits were also injured in the exchanges, officials briefed on the…

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