• Recover machine guns, motorcycles
Francis Sardauna in Katsina
Troops of the 17 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised two suspected terrorists and recovered arms, ammunition and other logistics during a raid on a terrorist enclave in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The operation, carried out under Operation CLEAN SWEEP III, targeted a suspected terrorist hideout at Ginchawa village in the early hours of Monday following credible intelligence.
The Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 17 Brigade, Captain Abayomi Adisa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the troops launched a dawn assault on the camp, catching the terrorists unawares.
