The incident, which occurred on Saturday evening, has heightened fresh concerns over worsening insecurity in border communities within the state, where armed groups have continued to launch attacks on both security operatives and residents.
Fresh details have emerged over a deadly attack in which suspected Lakurawa terrorists reportedly ambushed troops of Operation Fasan Yamma in Runji village, located in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto State, killing at least seven soldiers and a civilian guide.
The incident, which occurred on Saturday evening, has heightened fresh concerns over worsening insecurity in border communities within the state, where armed groups have continued to launch attacks on both security operatives and residents.
According to Punch quoting local and military sources, the troops had earlier embarked on a coordinated offensive against a suspected Lakurawa enclave situated near the Nigeria-Niger border.
The operation was said to have been successful, with the soldiers reportedly destroying parts of the hideout and inflicting casualties on the armed group before beginning their return journey to base.
