The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Thursday confirmed that 36 officers were killed in Niger State.

The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, made the revelation 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.

Buba spoke at the biweekly briefing of the Defence Media Operations.

He noted that an investigation is still underway to determine the cause and urged citizens to be wary of propaganda by terrorists and remain patriotic.

“Insurgents had ambushed troops in the Zungeru area of the state and some gallant troops of the Nigerian Army paid the supreme price”.

Similarly, a Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday in Niger State.