Nigeria says gunmen kill at least 14 soldiers in clashes in the troubled north

Nigeria's service says gunmen person killed astatine slightest 14 soldiers successful clashes successful the country's troubled north

ABUJA, Nigeria -- At slightest 14 Nigerian soldiers person been killed successful clashes with hundreds of gunmen successful north-central Niger State, an service spokesperson said Wednesday.

More than 300 gunmen were readying to onslaught villages from their wood enclave successful the Mariga assembly country connected Tuesday erstwhile the subject conducted “precision strikes” and deployed soldiers to prosecute them, according to service spokesperson Appolonia Anele.

Ten different soldiers were wounded, Anele said.

The cognition resulted successful “significant force losses,” the service added.

Armed gangs person been terrorizing communities crossed bluish Nigeria, galore of them erstwhile pastoralists caught up successful decades-long struggle with farming communities.

Nigeria's service said the latest clash progressive gangs operating retired of the notorious Kwanar Dutse Forest, 1 of respective abandoned reserves utilized arsenic hideouts successful the troubled region.

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