Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army kill one terrorist in Kaduna forest hideout

The Nigerian Army (NA) on Tuesday smoked out terrorists in Yadi Forest in Kidandan village in Kaduna.

The “deep clearance operations”, according to the NA spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu on Wednesday, led to the killing of one of the terrorist gang members.

The terrorist fighter was killed in the heavy firefight between the soldiers and the outlaws. Other gang members subsequently took to their heels to avoid meeting a similar fate.

“During the operation, troops encountered an ambush staged by the terrorists’, but swiftly responded with a heavy volume of fire neutralising one of them, while others scattered in disarray,” said Major General Nwachukwu.

The Nigerian troops destroyed the structures used as shelters and seized an array of arms, ammunition, and property.

“In the encounter, the gallant troops recovered two Ak-47 rifles, six Ak-47 magazines, five rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 331 rounds of 7.62mm x 54 PKT machine gun ammunition, and two PKT machine hun ammunition links,” Nwachukwu disclosed.

“Other items recovered include three motorbikes, two power generating sets, two desert camouflage, a pair of desert boots, leg and hand chains used for fastening kidnap victims, nine baofeng radios with nine chargers, one talisman vest, an international passport, two voter’s cards and two national identity cards, among other items.”

Nwachukwu said the troops are still searching for the fleeing terrorists “to rid the forest of terrorists’ activities in a renewed effort to restore peace and stability.”

“We urge the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to security agencies, as we work together to combat terrorism in our country,” he added.