Troops Kill Terrorists, Recover Weapons In Sokoto

Troops Kill Terrorists, Recover Weapons In Sokoto

Troops of the 8 Division Garrison launched an offensive operation, targeting a notorious group of terrorists in Tukandu village in Sokoto State on Tuesday, October 24.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday.

The statement read, "In a discreet operation against marauding terrorists in Sokoto State, troops of 8 Division Garrison today, Tuesday, October 24, launched a carefully planned offensive operation into Tukandu Village, targeting a notorious group of terrorists, responsible for various atrocious and heinous activities in the general area.

"The troops' fierce onslaught terminated many of the terrorists, while others fled with gunshot wounds."

The statement added that in the following mop up operations, the troops recovered three AK-47 Rifles, one PKT Gun, 125 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, 2 rocket propelled gun bombs and nine motorcycles.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, also lauded the troops, charging them to remain resolute and continue to escalate their operations against the terrorists.

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