From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
After receiving a distress call from locals in Rafin Sarki village in Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna Stlate, on Sunday and Monday, troops of Operation Forest Sanity eliminated four terrorists and recovered arms and ammunition as well as other items in two encounters.
Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, Director, Defence Media Operations, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the troops engaged the terrorists in a gun fight and neutralised two, recovering one AK 47 rifle.
He added that troops had also on Tuesday, carried out an ambush operation in Rafin Taba village, in the same local government area and neutralised two terrorists.
According to him, troops also recovered two AK 47 rifles, four AK 47 magazines, 51 (7.62mm) special ammunition, five mobile phones, one cutlass, two motorcycles and the sum of N206, 000.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation Forest Sanity and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities,” he said.
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