At least 36 military officers were in Thursday killed in Niger State.
According to Channels, this development was confirmed by the Director Defence Media Operations, Defence Headquarters, Major General Edward Buba.
He made this known when he gave a breakdown of casualties in the ambush of troops in Niger State and an evacuation helicopter that crashed on August 14, 2023.
The breakdown was given at the biweekly briefing of the Defence Media Operations.
When asked about the cause of the helicopter crash, he restated that an investigation is still underway to determine the cause and urged citizens to be wary of propaganda by terrorists and remain patriotic.
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