Eighteen soldiers were k#lled on Tuesday evening, March 8, 2022 when bandits att#cked a patrol team in Kanya Village, Kebbi State.
The att#ck also left eight other members of the patrol team injured, with two others currently missing, PremuimTimes reports.
It was gathered that the att#ck occurred while the Kebbi State’s deputy governor, Samaila Yombe, and the army commanding officer in Kebbi were visiting the community.
Those familiar with the incident said the soldiers involved in the att#ck were from the 223 Army Battalion stationed in Zuru, Kebbi State. They were part of the deployment for the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji, military insiders said.
Meanwhile, the grieving wives of Nigerian slain soldiers, on Thursday, March 10, staged a protest at the residence of 223 Commanding Officer.
