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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Sunday ambushed soldiers from the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army, injuring three soldiers in the process.
The incident was said to have happened while the soldiers were on routine patrol on the Dutse Alhaji/Bwari road in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory(FCT).
Bwari Area Council is where the Nigerian Law School and the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) are located.
For some time now, the Guards soldiers have been carrying out security patrol in the town following intelligence reports of an impending attack on the Nigerian Law School. It was while on one of such patrol that they came under heavy fire from the terrorists around the Kubwa-Bwari road.
Daily Sun gathered that the incident which took place Sunday evening, left three soldiers wounded. The wounded soldiers have since been evacuated to the 7 Guards Medical center where they are currently receiving treatment and in stable condition, Daily Sun, gathered.
A cryptic message on the attack titled ‘Ambush Attack Against Own Troops Of Gds Bde’ obtained by Daily Sun reads:
“At about 241620A Jul 22, own tps of 7 Gds Bn on routine ptl along Rd Kubwa – Bwari were ambushed by suspected terr. 3 x sldrs were injured during the attk. The sldrs have been evacuated to 7 Gds Bn MRS for med attn. Details on the extend of their injuries still under cfm. The ambushed attk happening within the gen area of Bwari shows that the terrs are actually within the loc and possibly to carry out their plans of attacking the law schl in Bwari as earlier reported.”
Daily Sun had reported the impending terrorist attack of the Nigerian Law School Bwari before the terrorists bombed the Kuje prison earlier this month.
The Guards are charge of the security of the president, his entire family, the vice president, VIPs, the Federal Capital Territory and its surrounding states.
When contacted Guards spokesman Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa confirmed the attack but declined speak further on the matter.
