{"id":93716,"date":"2022-04-06T11:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93716"},"modified":"2022-04-06T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:58:17","slug":"kaduna-residents-flee-as-bandits-kill-17-soldiers-three-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kaduna-residents-flee-as-bandits-kill-17-soldiers-three-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna residents flee as bandits kill 17 soldiers, three others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Terrorists killed 17 soldiers in an attack at a military base in Polwire, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Pointblanknews.com learnt.<\/p>\n<p>A source told our correspondent that 40 wounded soldiers were taken to the 44 Army Reference Hospital facility, including 17 of them (soldiers) confirmed to have been killed by the terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The source said, \u201c17 soldiers were actually killed in the attack carried out by the suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c40 fatally wounded soldiers were brought in to the 44 Army Reference Hospital from where 17 of them were confirmed dead.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAccording to the source, during the attack where the bloodthirsty terrorists in large number on motorcycles stormed and engaged the soldiers at the military base at Polwire village, more than 20 other soldiers were injured.<\/p>\n<p>He said the AK-47 rifle-wielding bandits, riding on motorcycles, engaged the soldiers and battled them for more than two hours before the terrorists eventually subdued them (soldiers).<\/p>\n<p>The terrorists, it was learnt, razed an Armoured Personnel Carrier after they had overwhelmed the troops.<\/p>\n<p>They were said to have made away with weapons belonging to the soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Another source also told our correspondent that the casualty figure on the side of the military might be more while adding that three civilians were killed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo of the civilians were members of a vigilante group while one was a traveller,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the chairman of the Birnin Gwari Emirate Progressive Union, Ishaq Kasai, who also confirmed the death of three members of a vigilante group, added that the attack took place on Sunday around 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the terrorists, suspected to be members of the Ansaru, were believed to be coming from Niger State when they attacked the military base.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nKasai, however, noted that normalcy has gradually returned to Birnin Gwari that had since been under intense attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we heard, we had to run and seek refuge elsewhere. Most of the residents slept outside Birnin Gwari town,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the security situation in Birnin Gwari was getting out of hand, calling on the government to take urgent steps to address the situation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrorists killed 17 soldiers in an attack at a military base in Polwire, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Pointblanknews.com learnt. 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