The Nigerian Army said its troops have neutralized a notorious terrorist leader, Maikusa, who is identified to be the second-in-command in the hierarchy of the terrorists’ cell in Katsina state.
A statement by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Director, Army Public Relations, said troops gunned down Maikusa and three other terrorists in a shootout on Monday 4 March 2024, during a counter-insurgency operation in Kurfi and Safana Local Government Areas of Katsina State.
“The ferocious operation also resulted in the successful clearance of terrorists’ enclaves in these areas,” it said
The statement said during the operation, troops encountered vehement resistance from the violent extremists but gallantly overpowered the terrorists with superior firepower neutralizing some while others fled in disarray.
It said troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, three magazines, 65 rounds of 7.62 mm Special ammunition, a locally fabricated gun and a camouflage uniform.
“In continuation of the clearance operations, troops also destroyed terrorists’ camps in Wurma, Shaiskawa, Yauni, and Dogon Marke villages in Kurfi LGA, as well as Ummadau and Zakka villages in Safana LGA.”
