Soldiers Feared Killed After Terrorists’ Attack On Zuma Checkpoint

Some soldiers were reportedly killed when Boko Haram terrorists raided a military checkpoint around Zuma rock near the border between Niger State and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT on Thursday night.

The area close to Madalla town is few meters away from Zuba along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.

A source told Daily Trust that the attackers arrived at the spot some minutes after 7pm and opened fire immediately.

“They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards Kaduna axis of the expressway,” the source said.

About 20 minutes after the terrorists left, soldiers from Zuma Barracks rushed to the scene and took full control.

A patrol team of policemen also arrived at the place.

The attack comes amid heightened tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over likely terrorist attacks and is bound to heighten unease among residents of Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.a

Since the invasion of Kuje Prison in the nation’s capital on July 5, there have been security concerns among residents of Abuja.

On Sunday, soldiers attached to the Presidential Guards Brigade were killed in an ambush laid by terrorists.

24 hours after the incident, the management of Federal Government College, Kwali, asked parents to evacuate their children from the school following an attack by bandits in a neighbouring community.

The FCTA authorities and the Ministry of Education also ordered the shutdown of schools in the nation’s capital.

President Muhammadu Buhari, whom terrorists threatened to abduct presided over a security meeting earlier on Thursday.

At the end of the meeting, Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser, told journalists that the country was in a “very difficult situation”.

Monguno said the President was aware of people’s concerns about the growing insecurity, adding that Nigerians were tired and gravitating towards self-help.

Source: Daily Trust

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