{"id":29133,"date":"2024-04-26T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=29133"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:35:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:35:15","slug":"nigerian-army-commander-killed-by-bandits-in-katsina-ambush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/26\/nigerian-army-commander-killed-by-bandits-in-katsina-ambush\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Commander Killed by Bandits in Katsina Ambush"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuwjf-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuwjf-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-13\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"dac75cb9-6085-4196-8884-8ee319a2f7a1\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Major Ag Mohammed, the Nigerian Army Commander of 17 Brigade, Operation Hadarin Daji, has tragically lost his life to terrorists in Katsina State. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama&#8217;s post on X account, Major Mohammed, who oversaw Operation Hadarin Daji in the Yantumaki, Dan Ali, and Kankara axes, fell victim to an ambush by terrorists on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The fatal ambush occurred at Malali village in Kankara Local Government Area, where Major Mohammed was summoned to provide reinforcement against a terrorist attack that had seized control of the area.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Major Ag Mohammed&#8217;s demise has deeply saddened many. Makama described him as one of the bravest and most dedicated officers, highlighting his significant contributions to combating banditry in the North West region of Katsina state.<\/p>\n<p>Makama also paid tribute to the numerous gallant officers and soldiers who have sacrificed their lives in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents and banditry, acknowledging their courage and noble qualities.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the Public Relations Officer of the 17 Brigade in Katsina, Oiza Ehinlaidlye, has not issued an official statement regarding the commander&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Major Ag Mohammed, the Nigerian Army Commander of 17 Brigade, Operation Hadarin Daji, has tragically lost his life to terrorists in Katsina State. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama&#8217;s post on X account, Major Mohammed, who oversaw Operation Hadarin Daji in the Yantumaki, Dan Ali, and Kankara axes, fell victim to an ambush by terrorists [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":29137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-29133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-defence-and-security","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29133"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29147,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29133\/revisions\/29147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}