Nigerian army ambushed! 36 Soldiers Died Soldiers | Military | Ambush
Abuja, August 17th (Xinhua) - The Nigerian military confirmed on August 17th that a unit of the Nigerian army was ambushed by armed militants in the central Niger region of the country. Later, a military helicopter transporting dead and injured soldiers in the attack crashed, resulting in a total of 36 military deaths in both incidents.
On the 17th, a spokesperson for the Nigerian military held a press conference in the capital Abuja, stating that this unit was ambushed by armed militants near the town of Zongeru in Niger Oblast on the 14th, and multiple soldiers were killed or injured in the exchange of fire. After the exchange of fire, a helicopter carrying soldiers killed or injured in the attack crashed near the incident site. At present, the military is conducting an investigation into the cause of the helicopter crash.
In recent months, armed attacks have occurred in many parts of Nigeria, resulting in a large number of casualties or kidnappings.