The recent killing of 17 soldiers by bandits in Niger State when the country is not at war poses agrave danger to national security and should be addressed decisively, Davidson Iriekepen writes
The Nigerian Army recently confirmed that 17 of its troops on anti-banditry operations were killed in Bangi community, Mariga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State.
Though unofficial reports claimed that 20 soldiers were killed in the ambush, a statement by the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Apolonia Anele, put the figures at 17.