The Troops of the 7 Guards Brigade which provides security for the Presidential Villa and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), were attacked by gunmen suspected to be terrorists.
A spokesperson for the Guards Brigade, Captain Godfrey Anebi Abakpa, confirmed the incident, on Tuesday.
However, the attack was successfully repelled by the troops.
He said they were ambushed in the late hours of Monday while on patrol along the Kubwa-Bwari Road.
Captain Abakpa said a few of the men who were wounded in action have been taken to a hospital where they were receiving treatment.
“They were attacked, and the attack was successfully repelled. We had a few (men) wounded in action who have been taken to the hospital and receiving treatment,” the Guards Brigade spokesman said.
He advised residents of Abuja to go about their lawful businesses and keep cooperating with the military by providing timely information to enable them curb the activities of the criminals.
“At the moment our troops are still combing the general area to get rid of the criminals who have been threatening the general area.
“It is advised that residents go about their lawful businesses and keep cooperating with us by giving us timely information to enable us win the fight against the criminals,” Captain Abakpa added.
The latest attack comes a day after the terrorists who kidnapped train passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train released a new video beating up the male hostages and threatening to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, as well as other top government officials.