Katsina – Many terrorists were shot dead in the early hours of Friday during a gun duel with policemen at Wapa Village , Kurfi Local Government of Katsina State.
Two kidnap victims were also rescued by police from the rampaging terrorists who invaded the communities on motorcycles.
Katsina State Police Command while confirming the incident in a statement on Friday said the gun duel ensued at about 0100hrs when a team of policemen was responding to distress calls from residents of the community.
“A distress call was received that terrorists, numbering twenty-four (24) on motorbikes and shooting sporadically with AK-47 rifles, attacked the village and kidnapped the duo of Aminu Wapa and Wada Sale of Wapa village, Kurfi LGA.
“Upon receipt of the information, the State Police Command deployed its tactical teams to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel,” Police Spokesman in the state, SP Gambo Isah said in the statement.
He said police a team of policemen is still combing the area with a view to arresting the wounded terrorists and recovering their dead bodies.
He said, the State Police Commissioner, CP Idrisu Dabban Dauda, appreciated the efforts of the personnel in repelling the terrorists.
Isah urged members of the public to continue to cooperate with security agencies in the ongoing campaign against terrorists in the state. (vitalnewsngr.com)
