Five soldiers killed in ambush in northwestern Nigeria


ABUJA, Jan ‌20 (Reuters) - Five soldiers and one ‌police officer were killed when ‌troops were ambushed by militants in northwestern Nigeria on Monday, the military said ‍on Tuesday.

Troops traveling to ‍respond to ‌an attack on a village in Zamfara ‍State ​were themselves attacked, the military said. It ⁠was not clear which group carried ‌out the attack.

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