Eight persons have died and two others seriously injured in a clash between some military personnel and villagers in Kpaidna village in the Bosso local government area of Niger state.
The two injured persons were alleged to be army personnel while the identities of the deceased were yet to be known.
The incident which occurred at about 1.30am this morning began when the villagers mistook a team of soldiers and Nigeria Air force personnel who were in the village on official operation as armed Fulani herdsmen.
Information from the Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Major Njideka Agwu disclosed that the military team was in the village because intelligence reports claimed that some arms and ammunition were hidden in some houses in the community.
As soon as the military team entered the villages, the villagers who have been warned of Fulani herdsmen invasion attacked the team, a situation which led to the death of five people and injury to the two others. Four of the vehicles belonging to the army were burnt by the villagers
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