Nigeria Army Says Boko Haram Attack on Oil Workers Killed 10

Suspected Boko Haram militants ambushed an exploration team working for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., killing 10 people, the Nigerian army said.

The dead include one civilian and the rest of those killed were soldiers escorting the oil company employees, army spokesman Sani Usman said in a statement Wednesday. The attack happened at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Barno Yasu in Borno State. All the contractors of the state oil company, also known as NNPC, were rescued, he said.