The Nigerian military said gunmen, killed 11 soldiers and three members of a pro-government vigilante in Kaduna State on Sunday.
In a signal released on Monday, the military said the bandits attacked a military-based at Polewire along with the Kaduna -Birnin Road in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna State.
The signal, further revealed that the base came under attack from an unconfirmed number of bandits at 4:45 p.m.
The memo said the assailants used rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons in the attack.
It also stated that the firefight lasted until 8 p.m. before the bandits could dislodge the troops.
The military stated that around 9:15 p.m. reinforcement was sent from another base in Gwaska but no further contact was made with the assailants.
A source said that 40 fatally wounded soldiers were brought into the 44 Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna, from where 17 of them were confirmed dead, and three other civilians were confirmed dead too.
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