The Defence Headquarters, DHQ has revealed that 36 military officers were killed in Niger State.
This disclosure was made while giving a breakdown of casualties in the ambush of troops in Niger State and an evacuation helicopter that crashed on August 14, 2023.
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations disclosed this on Thursday during the weekly briefing of the Defence Media Operations.
When asked about the cause of the helicopter crash, the General said an investigation was still ongoing to determine the cause and asked the citizens to be wary of propaganda by terrorists and remain patriotic.
Also, a Nigerian Air Force MI-171 Helicopter on a casualty evacuation mission crashed on Monday in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state.
