‘One terrorist killed’ as troops raid hideouts in Kaduna

Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed a suspected terrorist during a raid on Yadi forest in Kaduna.

In a statement on Wednesday, Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson, said the operation was conducted on February 20.

Nwachukwu said the terrorists set up an ambush but were overpowered by the troops.

“Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting deep clearance operations into  Yadi forest in Kaduna state have on Tuesday 20 February 2024 smoked out terrorists hibernating in the remote forest general area, resulting in a significant clamp down of their activities in the forest,” the statement reads.

“During the operation, troops encountered an ambush staged by the terrorists’, but swiftly responded with heavy volume of fire neutralizing one of them, while others scattered in disarray.

“Troops have destroyed the terrorists’ camps, which were carefully concealed along the river lines.”

The army spokesperson said the 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 gun ammunition links.

Other items recovered included three motorbikes, two power-generating sets, two desert camouflage, a pair of desert boots, leg and hand chains used for fastening kidnap victims, and nine baofeng radios with nine chargers.

He said one talisman vest, an international passport, two voter’s cards and two national identity cards were also retrieved from the hideouts of the terrorists.

He added that the troops are on the trail of the terrorists who fled the location and urged members of the public to support the army in combating crimes by reporting suspicious activities.