Boko Haram terrorists reported killed some soldiers after raiding a military checkpoint around Zuma rock in Niger State.
The attack occurred on Thursday night close to Madalla town and a few meters away from Zuba along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
According to Daily Trust, the terrorists arrived at the spot some minutes after 7 pm and opened fire on the soldiers immediately.
“They took control of the area for about 30 minutes and kept on shooting before heading towards the Kaduna axis of the expressway,” the source said.
Soldiers from Zuma Barracks were said to have rushed to the scene about 20 minutes after the terrorists left the scene and took full control.
A patrol team of policemen also arrived at the place.
There have been security concerns among Abuja residents since the invasion of Kuje Prison on July 5.
KEMI FILANI NEWS recalls that terrorists killed soldiers attached to the Presidential Guards Brigade in an ambush on Sunday.
Bandits attacked a neighbouring community to Federal Government College, Kwali, the following day, forcing the management to ask parents to evacuate their children from the school.
The FCTA authorities and the Ministry of Education also ordered the shutdown of schools in the nation’s capital.