The Kaduna State Government has said troops of the Nigerian Army on Sunday repelled a terrorist attack at Kankami in Chikun LGA of Kaduna and killed one of them while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
It was gathered that the attackers made an attempt to infiltrate the location housing the troops but were engaged by the soldiers in a fierce gun duel, which lasted for over an hour.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna.
He said the troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, seven AK-47 magazines, seven rounds of ammunition and five locally made grenades from the bandits.
“Sadly, while exploiting the withdrawal route of the bandits, three corpses were found by the troops, apparently locals killed by the fleeing bandits,” he said.
Aruwan said the troops of Operation Forest Sanity, in another development, conducted clearance patrols along the Gwagwada-Chikun-Sarkin Pawa axis, stretching from Chikun LGA to nearby interstate boundary areas.
He said contact was made with terrorists on high ground ahead of Kafaiyo where one terrorist was killed and one AK-47 rifle was recovered.
He added that the troops completely dislodged several terrorists’ camps around Kafaiyo, Dafako, Kopi and Gadani.
