Troops Foil Attack, Kill 7 Terrorists In Sokoto

Seven terrorists have been eliminated by troops of the Nigerian Army in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the Modachi general area of Isa local government area of Sokoto State.

A statement by the Nigerian Army on its official X handle (formerly Twitter), said the troops foiled the attack when they responded to a distress call and intercepted an armed terrorists’ group on rampage to wreak havoc in the area.

The statement stressed that the troops, in the joint operation, killed seven of the terrorists and recovered significant cache of arms from the slain hoodlums.

The Nigerian security forces engaged the terrorists who were in transit with several motorbikes leading to the elimination of seven of them.

The army disclosed that troops also recovered seven AK-47 rifles, four motorbikes, two mobile phones and four machetes from the terrorists.