BANDITS have reportedly killed four soldiers and wounded four others in the Gudu Local Government Area of Sokoto State.

The attack took place on Saturday, August 10, after the gunmen laid an ambush for the soldiers.

In addition to those killed, the assailants also set the soldiers’ patrol vans ablaze.

The member representing Gudu LGA at the state House of Assembly, Yahya Gudu, confirmed the attack.

“Yes, it is true. Some gunmen ambushed soldiers on patrol along the Kukurau-Bangi road on Saturday and killed four of them while two others were injured. They also burnt down their patrol vehicles,” he said.

Meanwhile, more security personnel have been deployed to the area after the incident.

Terrorism has been rampant in northern parts of Nigeria, with states namely Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa, mostly affected.

The crisis, which began in 2009, peaked between 2011 and 2018.

The ICIR reports that Boko Haram insurgents have wreaked havoc on infrastructures and businesses, disrupting education, health, and power supply, among others, especially in Northern Nigeria.

The group has been joined by the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) to terrorise the nation.

Similarly, banditry, largely a product of farmer-herders clashes, has further compounded the nation’s insecurity, and has been more rampant in the North-West and North-Central states.

The ICIR reports that soldiers have been killed by terrorists in different parts of Nigeria.

This organisation reports that the Nigerian Army lost 17 of its men in Otuama, Delta State, to communal clashes in March, this year.

In 2023, The ICIR reported that some bandits suspected to be loyalists of a notorious kingpin Gwaska Dankeremi attacked a military base in Zurmi community, in Zormi local government area of Zamfara state, killing three soldiers.

These deaths are among the losses the Army has suffered in different parts of the country due to insecurity.