Six soldiers killed as bandit attack convoy of Niger lawmaker
No fewer than six soldiers were reportedly killed after bandits launched an attack on the convoy of the member representing Agwara/Borgu Federal Constituency, Hon. Jafaru Mohammed Ali, when the lawmaker was touring his constituency on Tuesday.
It as gathered that the bandits, numbering over 50, armed with sophisticated weapons, laid an ambush for the convoy at Kuble community along Babanna road.
The member and his civilian staff escaped unhurt during the attack.
The incident occured a few meters from the Kainji National Park, where bandits have seized control and occupied for nearly two years now.
The lawamker and other members of his entourage were later evacuated to Babana town after the military sent an reinforcement team to the scene.
However, a member of the community said that Governor Mohammed Bago had deployed a helicopter to Babanna to evacuate the lawmaker and the rest members of his entourage to Minna for safety and further debriefings, adding that security surveillance and intelligence monitoring are ongoing across the Kuble–Babanna–Wawa axis to track the perpetrators and ensure the safety of all personnel and communities within the national park sector.
Source: The Nation
