Nigeria, June 10 -- Armed bandits have killed an officer and six soldiers after ambushing troops of the Nigerian Army in Rigachiku, a garrison community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

PR Nigeria reports that the attack occurred on Monday when the troops were returning from a clearance operation in which many terrorists were killed.

Security sources told the platform that a fierce gunfight erupted between the troops and the terrorists, among whom many were killed.

The attack followed weeks of sustained military operations along the Zaria-Kaduna highway, where many terrorists were reportedly killed.

The Nigerian Army has not issued an official statement about the incident. An enquiry sent to its spokesperson, Appolonia ...