He had been captured on Sept. 5 in an ambush in which seven other Nigerian soldiers were killed.

Nigerian soldiers were reportedly pinned in several places, including the main international hotel in Freetown.

On November 22, 2006, Nigerian soldiers attempted a rescue of kidnapped oil workers which resulted in one soldier being killed.

Nigerian soldiers and police officers searched for the gunmen through the night following the shooting.

All told, 776 Nigerian soldiers were due on the ground by the end of the day.

Nigerian soldiers have responded to the insurgent threat with a crackdown in Maiduguri.

The Nigerian soldiers said they had come in peace, the residents of this small village recalled.

Nigerian soldiers on both sides were not "driven by no righteous cause."

I would like to add that in Sierra Leone there are Nigerian soldiers to keep the peace.

During an exchange of fire, four Nigerian soldiers and two civilian contractors were killed.