Police in katsina say they have killed many terrorists and injured several others when they repelled an attack on Wapa village in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state and rescued two abducted victims.
Spokesman of the police Superintendent Gambo Isah in a statement said, “Today August 19 at about 1:00 am, a distress call was received that terrorists, numbering 24, on motorbikes, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Wapa village, Kurfi LGA of Katsina state and kidnapped the duo of one Alhaji Aminu Wapa and Wada Sale of Wapa village, Kurfi LGA”.
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According to Isah, upon receipt of the information, the Command deployed its tactical teams to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel.
He said, the team successfully repelled the terrorists and rescued all the kidnapped victims with many terrorists feared to have been killed and fatally wounded during the encounter.
The police image maker added, that a team of policemen are still combing the area with a view to arresting the wounded terrorists and recover their dead bodies.
The Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dabban has since appreciated the efforts of the personnel in repelling the terrorists.
He also urged members of the public to continue to cooperate with security agencies in the ongoing campaign against terrorists in the state.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
