Seven soldiers of the Nigerian Army were killed and two others missing in an ambush by gunmen while on patrol in the eastern state of Taraba, two military sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
The attack was reported to have occurred Tuesday night when troops from the 93 Battalion came under heavy gun fire in Tati village in the Takum local government area of Taraba.
A brigadier general and his aide were missing after the attack, the sources further told Reuters.
“Right now a search and rescue operation is ongoing,” said an army source from the 93 battalion who declined to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the media.
There was no claim of responsibility for the attack. An army spokesman did not immediately respond to calls for comment.
Reuters
