The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said the General Officer Commanding One Division, alongside a team of operational commanders, arrested three terrorists and killed one during a gun duel in Kaduna State.
The patrol team led by Major-General Taoreed Lagbaja was on a fighting patrol in some communities in state when the terrorists reportedly engaged the team in a gun duel and were overpowered.
A statement by the Army spokesperson, Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu said 18 motorcycles and arms and ammunition were recovered from the terrorists.
The statement read, “A fighting patrol led by the General Officer Commanding One Division Nigerian Army, Major-General Taoreed Lagbaja, accompanied by a team of operational commanders and operatives have cleared bandits in Buruku, Udawa, Manini, Birnin Gwari, Doka, Maganda, Kuyello and Dogon Dawa communities in Kaduna State, while on a fighting patrol on Monday, August 29, 2022.
“In the fire fight that ensued during the engagements, the patrol team overpowered the bandits with superior fire power, neutralising one of them, while three others were captured alive as some of the criminal elements escaped with gunshot wounds. The patrol team also recovered one AK 47 rifle, 27 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition and 18 motorcycles.”
Onyema urged members of the public, particularly health facilities and paramedics to watch out for persons seeking medical attention for gunshot wounds, asking them to report such to security agencies.
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