He said the terrorists attempted to resist the troops but were overwhelmed by superior firepower, forcing them to abandon their position and flee into nearby bushes.
In an operational report on Monday, the Nigerian Army said the operation was conducted in the early hours of the day under Operation Clean Sweep III.
Three soldiers have been killed in a gunfight with terrorists in the Maru council area in Zamfara. The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
Governor Dikko Radda has extended the offer of automatic employment to indigenes of the state who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions nationwide.
The association made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of its 15th National Security Seminar held in Abuja between June 16 and 17.
A 19-year-old man, Abeeb Adeshina, on Monday, appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for breaking into a house with the intent to steal.
He gave the ministry official 24 hours to withdraw the certificate and directed CBC to “genuinely” go and do the palliative work.
In Zamfara, the report stated that troops apprehended four suspected collaborators allegedly linked to notorious bandit kingpin, Gwaska Dan Karami.
Mr Adeyeye expressed optimism that the second term would bring further transformation to the state.
A trader at Kpiri-Kpiri Market, Chioma Ifeanyi, said that many traders suffered heavy losses, particularly dealers in electrical appliances.
