Nigerian military vows to avenge killing of 5 soldiers by outlawed group

ABUJA, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Nigerian military on Friday vowed to respond fiercely to the recent killing of at least five soldiers by suspected members of an outlawed group in the country's southeast region.

The five soldiers, murdered Wednesday following an ambush by the outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra at a military checkpoint in the Aba town of the southern state of Abia, were among troops deployed to enforce peace in the area and protect citizens, said Edward Buba, a military spokesman, in a statement on Friday.