Authorities in northern Nigeria say armed militants ambushed security forces who were responding to a distress call in the northwestern state of Kebbi, fatally shooting nine soldiers, a police officer and one resident. The militants targeted the security forces in Kebbi’s Shanga council area late Tuesday when they were being deployed to respond to warnings about a pending attack, according to Yahaya Sarki, a spokesman for Kebbi state government. Sarki says several soldiers were also injured in the attack in the village of Giron Masa. Читать дальше...