Troops of the Nigerian Army (NA) have continued to sustain the aggressive posture of ongoing operations to rid the nation of terrorism, insurgency and sundry crimes across the country, with the killing of three insurgents in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna state while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
Director Army Public Relations, Brig-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued Wednesday said in recent operations, troops of 2 Battalion acting on actionable intelligence on 17 October 2023 staged an ambush against marauding insurgents at Udowa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
He said: “During the operations, troops neutralised three insurgents in a fierce fire-fight, while others escaped in disarray.”
Nwachukwu noted that the troops recovered from the fleeing insurgents, a bandolier containing 111 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, one AK 47 magazine, two motorcycles, one set of high frequency communication radio and two mobile phones.
He said sadly, one soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter.
He noted that in another operation the same day, troops of 1 Brigade on a stop and search operation intercepted a suspected ammunition courier in Birnin Magaji LGA of Zamfara State.
Nwachukwu added that a preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was on a mission to deliver ammunition to a Bandit leader named Gishiri.
He stressed that the vigilant troops recovered a bag containing 224 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one mobile phone and the sum of N4,000 from the courier.
H said the suspect is currently in custody undergoing further investigations.
Also, in the North East theatre of operations, Nwachukwu said a notorious Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) Commander, identified as Bulama Bukar has surrendered to troops of 5 Brigade in Gubio.
The surrendered terrorist was the commander of the BHT Camp Tapkin Chad at Gilima village in Abadam LGA of Borno state.
He said items recovered from the surrendered terrorist include one AK 47 rifle, 5 magazines, 44 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one magazine carrier jacket, one knife, one motorcycle and the sum of N23,500.
Nwachukwu said the suspect is currently undergoing profiling sessions.