Police in katsina say they have gunned down one suspected terrorist, recovered one AK 47 rifle with twenty-two rounds of live 7.62 millimeters ammunition, and many suspected to have escaped with gunshot wounds.
Spokesman of the police Superintendent Gambo Isah in a statement said the incident occurred at Kesassa village in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
According to him, on March 27 at about 2:30 pm, a distress call was received that terrorists in their numbers were shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, blocking Danmusa – Yantumaki Road in Danmusa Local Government Area.
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He said as a result of the call, the District Police Officer, DPO, of the area led a team of Policemen to the area, engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel, and successfully repelled them.
Isah added that, in the course of scanning the scene, one of the terrorists was neutralized and his dead body was recovered.
Additionally, one AK 47 rifle with twenty-two rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition of AK 47 rifle was also recovered at the scene.
Many of the terrorists according to the police image maker, were reasonably believed to have been neutralized and/or escaped the scene with gunshot wounds saying, search parties are combing the nearest bushes with a view of arresting them and/or recovering their dead bodies.
The Command, therefore, is appealing to members of the communities around the area to report to the nearest police station any person found or seen with a suspected injury.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
