The troops on an operation in Katsina  state have killed a terrorist leader, popularly known as Maikusa, and three of his foot soldiers.

Maikusa and his cohorts were killed during a “ferocious operation” on Monday, March 5, in Kurfi and Safana local government areas of the state.

He was the second-in-command in the hierarchy of the terrorists’ led by a terrorist known as Modi Modi, in Katsina state.

Army spokesperson, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, March 5, said the operation also resulted in the successful clearance of terrorists’ enclaves in the areas.

He said: “During the operation, troops encountered vehement resistance from the violent extremists, but gallantly overpowered the terrorists with superior firepower neutralizing some while others fled in disarray.”

According to Nwachukwu, after the firefight, the troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines, 65 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, a locally fabricated gun, and a camouflage uniform.

He said the troops also destroyed terrorists’ camps in Wurma, Shaiskawa, Yauni, and Dogon Marke villages in the Kurfi local government area, as well as Ummadau and Zakka villages in the Safana local government area.

“The troops have continued to maintain an aggressive posture in the general area to clear remnants of the terrorists’ cell to ensure safety and security in the region,” Nwachukwu said.

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