An unspecified number of soldiers have been reportedly killed in an attack on a military base in Marina, Safana Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Eyewitnesses say the attack was carried out on Thursday afternoon.
The actual number of casualties could not be ascertained as the time of filing this report but some soldiers were feared killed.
The soldiers were said to be returning from an operation in a nearby forest when they were ambushed by the suspected bandits.
A resident of the area narrated that, “Unknown to the soldiers, the bandits had laid ambush in their outpost. The bandits opened fire immediately the soldiers returned to the posts.
“It is unfortunate because the soldiers were just returning from another operation, where they made tremendous success, combing the forests for the bandits, only to be waylaid in their base.”
