"An Islamist group blamed for abducting Westerners claimed
responsibility for a deadly attack on Nigerian troops heading to Mali
on Sunday, according to the local Desert Herald, which often publishes
their claims.
Suspected Islamist gunmen opened fire on a convoy of troops leaving
northern Nigeria en route to deployment with West African forces in
Mali, killing two officers and wounding eight others, in Kogi state,
central Nigeria." Koeffar sources reported
