Police in Katsina State say they have killed one terrorist, arrested an informant and seized a number of weapons as in a raid on a terrorists hideout at Maizuma village in Danja Local Government Area of the state.
Police Command spokesman Gambo Isah in a statement said the command acted on credible intelligence
He added that upon the receipt of the intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer of Danja led a team of policemen to the area and engaged the hoodlums into a gun duel.
Isah said, the team successfully repelled the terrorists and shot one of the terrorists dead.
In the course of scanning the hideout, they recovered, one locally fabricated gun, military camouflage uniform, machetes a dagger, one hundred bottles and a gallon of spirits.
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The Police say they also seized a quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian Hemp, two Boxer motorcycles, three car batteries, one sewing machine, a roll of cable wire and two cooking gas cylinders.
One suspected informant to the terrorists was also arrested while the suspected ring leader of the group, Sule Dawa, escaped with fatal gunshot wounds
Isah said while the command is making efforts to arrest the gang leader and other members of the group, the Commissioner of Police, Idrisu Dabban has acknowledged the efforts of the security personnel in repelling the terrorists and directed them to sustain the tempo until all forms of crime are effectively dealt with.
Editor: Oloyede Oworu
