| Shiroro ambush | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Nigerian bandit conflict | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| Nigerian Army | Unknown bandits | ||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||
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48 total
| Unknown | ||||
On June 30, 2022, gunmen ambushed Nigerian soldiers responding to a distress call of an attack on a mining village. Forty-eight people died, among the deceased, thirty-four soldiers, eight policemen, and six civilians.[1] The attack is one of the deadliest ambushes in Nigeria in recent years.[2]