Boko Haram terrorists killed some soldiers during a raid on a military checkpoint around Zuma rock in Niger State.
The terrorists attacked the area close to Madalla town and few meters away from Zuba along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
According to Daily Trust, a source said that the attackers arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm on Thursday night and opened fire immediately.
“They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards Kaduna axis of the expressway,” the source said.
Soldiers from Zuma Barracks were said to have rushed to the scene about 20 minutes after the terrorists left and took full control.
A patrol team of policemen also arrived at the place.
The attack comes amid heightened tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over likely terrorist attacks.
Since the invasion of Kuje Prison in the nation’s capital on July 5, there have been security concerns among residents of Abuja.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that soldiers attached to the Presidential Guards Brigade were killed in an ambush laid by terrorists on Sunday.
24 hours after the incident, the management of Federal Government College, Kwali, asked parents to evacuate their children from the school following an attack by bandits in a neighbouring community.
The FCTA authorities and the Ministry of Education also ordered the shutdown of schools in the nation’s capital.