In northeastern Nigeria, at least 17 police officers were killed following a jihadist attack on a military special forces training center. The attack occurred last week in Yobe State. This was reported by AFP, according to UNN.
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Nigerian police stated that the attack took place on Friday when militants assaulted a Nigerian Army training center. According to law enforcement, the attackers struck simultaneously from several directions.
"Officers were killed when terrorists launched a coordinated attack on the target from multiple directions,"
No further details regarding the number of wounded or neutralized attackers have been released at this time.
Northeastern Nigeria has for many years remained a zone of activity for jihadist groups that regularly carry out attacks on the military, police, and civilian population.
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