Seven Terrorists Shot Dead in Gun Battle With Soldiers in Zamfara
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Terrorism News
Seven terrorists have been shot dead in a fierce gun-battle with
Nigerian soldiers in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara.
Two
other terrorists were captured and the terrorists’ camps destroyed by the
soldiers belonging to Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji on Saturday.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami,
made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Danmadami said
the troops achieved the feat during an encounter with the bandits at Birnin
Tsaba, Tsanu, Lamba, Gabas, Gidan Kaso, and Dumburum Forest in Zurmi Local
Government Area of the state.
He said the troops recovered seven
motorcycles, two empty AK-47 magazines and one Baofeng radio.
According to him, following the arrest of a terrorist informant on
April 21, troops conducted a follow-up operation and arrested another two
terrorists at Shinkafi town in Shinkafi Local Government Area.
“Items
recovered from the suspects include one motorcycle and three mobile phones.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation HADARIN
DAJI and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and
timely information on criminal activities,” he said.
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