Three soldiers reportedly killed, several injured in suspected IED explosion

Three Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and respective others injured aft their patrol conveyance allegedly struck an Improvised Explosive Device, IED, adjacent Babanna successful Borgu Local Government Area.

The incidental was reported by struggle and information writer Bakatsine successful a station connected X on Sunday.

According to the report, the detonation occurred on Saturday morning betwixt Machiyan Gyada and Baturen Daji successful the Dekara axis arsenic the troops were returning from a information patrol.

Bakatsine cited section sources arsenic saying the patrol conveyance deed the suspected roadside bomb, resulting successful the casualties.

“Yesterday morning, 3 Nigerian soldiers were reportedly killed and respective others injured aft their patrol conveyance allegedly struck an improvised explosive instrumentality (IED) adjacent Babanna successful Borgu LGA of Niger State.

“According to section sources, the detonation occurred betwixt Machiyan Gyada and Baturen Daji successful the Dekara axis arsenic the troops were returning from a information patrol,” Bakatsine wrote.

As of the clip of filing this report, neither the Nigerian Armed Forces nor the Niger State Government had issued an authoritative sta...