Militants kill soldiers in Nigeria ambush

The security forces were attacked while acting on intelligence about a planned raid in Kebbi state, officials have said

Armed militants ambushed security forces in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kebbi, killing at least nine soldiers, a police officer and a civilian, the West African country’s authorities have said.

The troops were responding to a distress call about an impending bandit raid in Shanga area late Tuesday when they were...