The Authority of the Nigerian Military mentioned its troops eradicated 4 terrorists in ambush and raid operations performed in Kaduna and Katsina states.
Main Basic Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Military Public Relations, mentioned in a press release on Saturday that the operations that passed off on Friday have been profitable, as troops additionally foiled a kidnapping try on the headmaster of a main faculty in Plateau State.
“Responding to credible intelligence on the usage of the Gwamtu-Duduwa-Kujeni route in Kajuru Native Authorities of Kaduna State for the motion of logistics to assist terrorists in Rijana Forest, troops staged an ambush in opposition to the terrorists, eliminating two of them.
“Within the operation, the valiant troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two AK-47 magazines, 4 rounds of seven.62mm (Particular) and a PKGM hyperlink belt. Different objects recovered embrace one recoiling spring, two motorbikes, a camouflage jungle hat, packs of tobacco and fetish amulets,” Nwachukwu mentioned within the assertion.
In keeping with the assertion, in the same improvement, troops performing on actionable intelligence efficiently raided terrorists’ hideouts at Dutsen Kura in Batsari Native Authorities Space of Katsina State, the place they efficiently neutralised two terrorists after a fierce change of fireside.
Objects recovered from the terrorists’ den embrace one 81mm mortar bomb, three Baofeng radios, one empty PKT gun ammunition field, 4 bandoliers, two motorbikes, 4 pairs of army woodland camouflage and one ballistic helmet.
“In one other operation in Plateau State, troops responding to a misery name swiftly repelled a kidnap try on Mr Solomon Zakka, the Headmaster of Pilot Major College, Daffo, who was kidnapped from his residence at Maiduna Village in Bokkos Native Authorities Space of Plateau.
“On being alerted, the vigilant troops pursued and engaged the abductors in a firefight, forcing them to relinquish their abductee,” Maj Gen Nwachuckwu said.
