2023-08-15 21:55:21
Kano: 26 members of the Nigerian security forces were killed in an attack by gunmen in central Nigeria on Sunday. Eight people were injured. Meanwhile, while rescuing the injured, the helicopter crashed. No information has been released as to whether there are casualties.
The two soldiers also said that 11 of the dead and seven of the injured had lost contact with the Air Force helicopter sent to evacuate the casualties.
They said 11 of the dead and seven of the injured were in the helicopter. They added that the plane crashed due to firing by “bandits”.
Meanwhile, a Nigerian Air Force spokesperson confirmed that their Mi-171 helicopter crashed following taking off from Sungeru on Monday on a “casualty evacuation mission”.
The plane, which was traveling from Sungeru Primary School to Kaduna, was later found to have crashed near Chukuba Village in Shirore, Niger State,” spokesman Edward Gabkwet said in a statement.
He said that efforts to rescue those on board were underway and a preliminary investigation into the cause of the accident had begun.
Northwest and central Nigeria have been terrorized for years by bandits who raid remote villages, where they kill and kidnap residents for ransom and burn houses following looting.
Experts say impunity, inadequate security and an extensive government presence have allowed the violence to escalate.
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