Nigeria, June 25 -- The Nigerian Army has confirmed that bandits ambushed its military base in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State on Tuesday.

The army stated this in a Facebook post on Wednesday, saying scores of bandits were "eliminated" by land and air component forces.

It noted that a similar attack was carried out in neighbouring Kaduna State.

"On 24 June 2025, forward operating bases in the general areas of Kwanar Dutse Mairiga and Boka Niger State, and Aungwan Turai Chikun LGA in Kaduna State, were attacked by bandits in a 3 pronged attack," it posted.

"In response, land and air component troops launched several counter-attacks that eliminated scores of bandits in the encounters.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the bandits...