| Shiroro ambush | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Nigerian bandit conflict | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Nigerian Army | Unknown bandits | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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48 total
| Unknown | ||||
On June 30, 2022, gunmen ambushed Nigerian soldiers responding to a distress call of an attack on a mining village. Forty-eight people died, including thirty-four soldiers, eight policemen, and six civilians.[1] The attack is one of the deadliest ambushes in Nigeria in recent years.[2]
- ^ olufemiajasa (2022-07-03). "Shiroro death toll rises to 48, 34 soldiers killed, says community youth leader". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
- ^ "At least 30 Nigerian soldiers killed in ambush after mine attack". Reuters. 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2023-01-09.