The Nigerian Army said troops of 2 Battalion, acting on actionable intelligence, staged an ambush against marauding insurgents at Udowa general area in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.

Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, said in a statement that during the operations, troops neutralised three insurgents in a fierce firefight, while others escaped in disarray.

According to the statement, the troops recovered from the fleeing insurgents a bandolier containing 111 rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition, one AK 47 magazine, two motorcycles, one set of high-frequency communication radios and two mobile phones, adding that the troops lost one of their personnel during their encounter with the insurgents.

“In another operation the same day, troops of 1 Brigade on a stop-and-search operation intercepted a suspected ammunition courier in Birnin Magaji LGA of Zamfara State.

“A preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was on a mission to deliver ammunition to a bandit leader named Gishiri,” the statement said.

According to the statement, the vigilant troops recovered a bag containing 224 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one mobile phone and the sum of N4,000 only from the courier.

It said the suspect is currently in custody, undergoing further investigations.

“In the North East theatre of operations, a notorious Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) commander, identified as Bulama Bukar has surrendered to troops of 5 Brigade in Gubio.

It said the surrendered terrorist was the commander of the BHT Camp Tapkin Chad at Gilima village in Abadam LGA of Borno State.

“Items recovered from the surrendered terrorist include one AK 47 rifle, 5 magazines, 44 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, one magazine carrier jacket, one knife, one motorcycle and the sum N23,500.00 only,” it said.

The statement further added that the suspect is currently undergoing profiling sessions.