Katsina State Police Command on Monday said an unidentified number of terrorists were killed earlier in a gun battle with its operatives in two simultaneous operations in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state.
The encounters were at Dadawa and Barkiya villages in the council.
The spokesman for the command, Gambo Isah, made the revealation on Monday evening.
He said the encounters occured at 1.30pm, adding that 74 sheep, 34 goats and, two goats earlier rustled by the terrorists were rescued.
The police spokesman explained, “Today( Monday) 15, August,2022 at about 1.30 p.m, a distress call was received that terrorists, numbering eighty (80), on motorbikes, armed with sophisticated weapons, simultaneously attacked Dadawa and Barkiya villages, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina state.
“On receipt of the information, the Command deployed its tactical teams to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel. The team successfully repelled the terrorists and recovered seventy-four (74) Sheep, thirty-four (34) Goats and two (2) cows.
“Many terrorists are feared to have been killed and/or fatally wounded during the encounter. A team of policemen are still combing the area with a view to arresting the wounded terrorists and/or recover their dead bodies.”