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Colonel, 2 soldiers die as Nigerian troops, bandits battle in Katsina

Colonel, 2 Soldiers Die As Troops, Bandits Battle In Katsina

The Nigerian military has lost one senior military officer (reportedly a Colonel) and two soldiers.

Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, said this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Friday.

He recalled that on Thursday, troops on a clearance operation against criminals across the North-West zone got information on bandits’ attack in Unguwar Doka village, Faskari LGA of Kastina State.

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Onyeuko said the Operation SAHEL SANITY operatives responded swiftly and mobilized to the general area.

‘They successfully cleared the village of the marauders