Troops of 1 division, Nigerian army headquarters, Kaduna have reportedly killed seven suspected terrorists at Udawa village in Chikun local government area and Kwaga village in Birnin Gwari local government of Kaduna state.
The acting deputy director of army public relations, lieutenant colonel Musa Yahaya, in a statement said the troops deployed to blocking position at Udawa carried out a fighting patrol along the Udawa-Kurebe road and during an encounter with the terrorists, successfully neutralized five of them.
He said that the troops during the operation, recovered several weapons from the terrorists, including one empty AK-47 rifle magazine, a pump action gun, six cartridges and several other items.
The troops in the operation, exploited the general area and recovered one AK 47 rifle and two motorcycles.
“In the fire fight that ensued, the terrorists who could not withstand the superior fire power of the troops cowardly fled to nearby hills in disarray with several degrees of gun-shot wounds.
“The troops exploited the general area and recovered one AK 47 rifle and two motorcycles while blood stains were seen all over the scene of the incident,” the army spokesman’s statement read.
