Amid efforts to stymie insecurity, the Nigerian Army said that its troops have continued to sustain the aggressive posture of ongoing operations to rid the nation of terrorism, insurgency and sundry crimes across the country.
In a statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, said that 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.
During the operations, the Army said its troops neutralized three insurgents in a fierce firefight while others escaped disarray.
According to the NA, 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 radios and two mobile phones.
It said that, sadly, one soldier paid the supreme price during the encounter.
In a statement signed by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, the Army said that in another operation on 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.
It said a preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was on a mission to deliver ammunition to a Bandit leader named Gishiri.
Army said the vigilant troops recovered a bag containing 224 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one mobile phone and the sum of four thousand naira (#4,000)only from the courier.