Two Terrorists Killed By Police in Katsina, Recovers Arms

By Sola Omoniyi, Lagos

The men of Nigeria police, Katsina state police command have said that they have killed two terrorists and regained one AK47 with five live ammunition.

The police asserted that the operation was a success, and was able to foil the terrorists when they were attempting to kidnap in Tani village in Bindawa Local Government Area of Katsina state.

According to a police source, the command spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq averted that the armed terrorists invaded the community and started shooting guns sporadically before one of the residents simply identified as Yahaya Usman was attacked and left with a wound on his head while attempting to kidnap him.

The swift intervention of the police officers resulted in a gun battle between the terrorists and the armed terrorists, which led to two of the terrorists being killed.

The two terrorists killed by the men of Nigeria police, Katsina state command were indigenes of Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina state and identified as Sani Kokoya and Ummara.