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From Molly Kilete, Abuja
The Nigerian Army says that its internal security troops have killed a notorious terrorist leader, Maikusa, who is also the second-in-command in the hierarchy of the terrorists’ cell in Katsina state, led by the infamous terrorist known as Modi Modi.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Major General major General Onyema Nwachukwu, who made this known, said the terrorists was killed alongside three other terrorists in a shootout during a counterinsurgency operation in Kurfi and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State on Monday March, 4.
Nwachukwu said in a statement that “the ferocious operation also resulted in the successful clearance of terrorists’ enclaves in these areas.
“During the operation, troops encountered vehement resistance from the violent extremists, but gallantly overpowered the terrorists with superior firepower neutralising some while others fled in disarray.
After the firefight, the troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines, 65 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, a locally fabricated gun and camouflage uniform.
In continuation of the clearance operations, troops also destroyed terrorists’ camps in Wurma, Shaiskawa, Yauni, and Dogon Marke villages in Kurfi LGA, as well as Ummadau and Zakka villages in Safana LGA.
The troops have continued to maintain an aggressive posture in the general area to clear remnants of the terrorists cell to ensure safety and security in the region.
