A team of soldiers of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) under the Special Task Force Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State were on Saturday ambushed by bandits in Zurak Kampani Community of Wase local government area of the State.
Zurak Community, which is over a 100km drive from the Headquarters of the local Government is among Communities recently given quit notice by bandits.
An eye witness, Labar Nachwat, told AIT that the bandits stormed the community on Saturday when the locals were rounding up market activities and began shooting sporadically which led to the death of a soldier while many others were injured.
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Spokesman for the special Task Force Operation Safe Haven, Major Ishaku Takwa, when Contacted on Sunday in Jos confirmed the ambus to AIT but said no soldier was killed in the attack but the soldiers were able to repel the attack.
Wase local government area have been experiencing banditry activities in recent time, forcing many locals to flee their homes following a quit notice issued some communities by the Bandits
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie
