The Nigerian military has confirmed that troops of OPERATION HADARIN DAJI were ambushed by terrorists in the Bachaka Kurya Forest area of Gudu Local Government in Sokoto State on August 10th at around 11:45 pm, resulting in the loss of four personnel.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, provided the details in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
The ambush took place near the border with the Republic of Niger. During the ensuing firefight, several of the terrorists were neutralized, and weapons and ammunition were recovered from the scene.
According to the statement, the attackers were identified as members of the Lakurawa terror group from Niger Republic, based on the corpses of the slain terrorists.
Major General Buba noted that the remaining members of the terror group fled back into Niger Republic, but troops are continuing operations to track down and eliminate them.