Troops of the Nigerian Army on Friday killed no fewer than six terrorists during separate operations in Kaduna state.
The operations were conducted in the Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas, where troops ambushed and engaged the terrorists in gun battles.
In a statement posted on Saturday on X by the Nigerian Army, the service stated that the troops ambushed some terrorists following intelligence reports on their movements in the Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna.
The service noted that the terrorists fled after a gun battle.
The post read, “The troops, acting on credible intelligence on the movement of terrorist elements in Giwa and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas, swiftly mobilized to intercept the threat. The ambush operation was staged at Kidandan Junction in Giwa LGA, where the troops lay in wait and made contact with the terrorists. Following a fierce firefight, the terrorists fled, abandoning one pistol.”
The Army also said two villages in the LGAs were cleared by troops, adding that the terrorists were trailed to another village where a terrorist scout was killed.
“Continuing their mission, the troops moved on to clear Basurfe and Yuna villages. During this phase, they recovered one motorbike left behind by the escaping terrorists, who had crossed a nearby river valley.
“The troops in their determination, trailed the terrorists to Katoge village, a known terrorist enclave and crossing point, where they sighted the terrorists’ scout, who was immediately eliminated, resulting in the recovery of one semi-automatic pump-action rifle, ” the post added.
In a separate operation in Saulawa village, Birnin Gwari LGA, troops engaged terrorists on motorcycles, killing five and recovering an AK-47 rifle, a G3 rifle, and nine motorbikes.
