Terrorists group claims attack on Mali-bound Nigerian soldiers

A Terrorist group in northern Nigeria, Ansaru has claimed

responsibility for the attack on Nigerian soldiers due to be

redeployed to Mali as part of African troops.

On Saturday, Authorities confirmed that two soldiers were killed

and five others injured along the Okene-Lokoja highway in a

coordinated gun and explosive attack.

In a statement, the terrorists group Ansaru vowed to attack any

African countries that “help western countries to fight Islamists and

Muslims.”

“We have successfully execute our first attempt in crippling the

Nigerian army troops whose aim was to demolish the Islamic empire

of Mali. We are warning the African countries to confiscate their

effort for helping Western countries in fighting against Islam and

Muslim,” the group warned

The soldiers who were attacked were part of the Nigerian military

troops traveling in a convoy of two luxury buses to Kaduna where

they are expected to be airlifted to Mali as part of the African

troops helping to fight against Islamic fundamentalists threatening

to forcefully take over the country.