About 10 soldiers have been reportedly killed after some terrorists invaded a Nigerian military base in Polewire village in troubled Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A security source told our reporter that the terrorists attacked the military base on Sunday evening.
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The terrorists also set ablaze armoured tanks and patrol vehicles during the attack.
The security source said the soldiers were attacked at an Army Forward Operating Base located around the Polwire area close to Mikati Farm along the Kaduna- Birnin Gwari Road.
Quest Times learnt that the soldiers were taken unawares by the terrorists who stormed the base in large numbers on motorcycles with sophisticated weapons.
Birnin-Gwari is one of the hotspots of banditry in Kaduna, where many people have been killed, with thousands of persons kidnapped and socioeconomic activities disrupted in the last few years.
