Armed herders had on March 7 attacked the Mbaikyor community and killed 17 persons, including a retired WO2 army officer and a boy.
The troops engaged the terrorists in a gun battle.
A statement by army spokesman, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Friday, said troops also rescued the victim and apprehended the suspect.
Mohammed Goni, spokesman for the army in Abeokuta, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
The COAS said he was glad to felicitate with officers, soldiers, and civilian staff of the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian Army claimed it killed several terrorists in Katsina and Zamfara.
Mr Unuakhalu said that the raid was conducted on Thursday and Friday to clear the notorious camp.
The army chief reaffirmed soldiers’ loyalty in the defence of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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In Katsina, the army said an offensive on terrorist camps led to the killing of two of several terrorists at Garin Rinji general area in Batsari LGA.
“You don’t kill a soldier man. You don’t even push him, slap him or resist an arrest. It is a crime,” the comedian said.
