Troops neutralise four terrorists, recover arms in Kaduna
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition, as well as other items, in two encounters in Kaduna State.
Its spokesperson, Musa Danmadami, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
Mr Danmadami said the troops had, on Sunday and Monday, responded to distress calls of bandits’ attacks in Rafin Sarki village in the Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
He said the troops engaged the terrorists in a gunfight and neutralised two, recovering one AK 47 rifle.
He added that troops also had on Tuesday carried out an ambush operation in Rafin Taba village, in the same local government area, and neutralised two terrorists.
According to him, troops also recovered two AK 47 rifles, four AK 47 magazines, 51 (7.62mm) special ammunition, five mobile phones, one cutlass, two motorcycles, and N206,000.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation Forest Sanity and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities,” he said.
(NAN)
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