Police operatives have repelled terrorist attacks and rescued 18 victims in Gidan Baushe, Gatakawa village in Kankara LGA, Katsina State.
Katsina Police spokesman, Superintendent Gambo Isa said the success followed a distress call that terrorists were shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles in the villages
He said: ’’On receipt of the report, DPO Kankara Division, led tactical units to the area and engaged the hoodlums into a fierce gun duel’’.
‘’ The team successfully repelled the terrorists from their heinous mission and rescued all the kidnapped victims’’.
‘’In the course of scanning the scene, 5 motorcycles and two cows were recovered. Sadly, two villagers were killed and one was injured by the terrorists. It is feared that many terrorists were neutralized and/or escaped the scene with gun shots wounds’’
He informed that investigations were ongoing on the incident.