Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- Armed bandits have ambushed the convoy of Mohammed Jafaru, the member representing Borgu and Agwara Federal Constituency of Niger State in the House of Representatives, killing a soldier and injuring several others.

The attack occurred on Tuesday afternoon along the Lumma-Babanna Road in Borgu Local Government Area of the state, a volatile corridor notorious for bandit incursions and cross-border movement of armed groups.

Sources familiar with the incident told PREMIUM TIMES that the assault was staged by a faction led by Mamuda, a terrorist commander linked to Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an Al-Qaeda affiliate operating in the Sahel region.

The ambush reportedly took place between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. as ...