Heavy gunfire as Terrorists attacked and killed some soldiers at a military checkpoint, Thursday night, near Zuma rock, close to Abuja in Niger State.
According to reports, the terrorists arrived some minutes after 7pm and opened fire on the troops near Madalla town, which is close to Zuba, along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
“They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards Kaduna axis of the expressway,”an eyewitness said
Reports have it that about 20 minutes after the terrorists left, soldiers from Zuma Barracks rushed to the scene and took full control.
Also, a patrol team of policemen also arrived at the place.
This came after eight soldiers of the Presidential Guards Brigade were killed in an ambush laid by terrorists on Sunday.
