In a bold and successful pre-dawn operation, Nigerian troops under the Headquarters of Operation Forest Yaki (OPFY) Main Strike Team stormed a major terrorist enclave in Katsina State, eliminating several insurgents, seizing a large cache of arms, and demolishing the notorious “Soja Camp.”
The clearance mission kicked off around 5:30 a.m. as troops advanced from Bini in the HAR axis, sweeping through Landal village, Akuzo, and arriving at Yan Wutsiya — the site of the heavily fortified terrorist camp.
A fierce gunfight erupted between the terrorists and the gallant troops. While several terrorists were neutralized, others escaped with serious injuries, as blood trails were found throughout the abandoned camp.
Following the successful engagement, troops conducted an extensive search and recovered a deadly arsenal, including:
Two AK-47 rifles
Ten loaded AK-47 magazines with 300 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition
One 120mm mortar bomb believed to be intended for IED fabrication
One locally fabricated PKT rifle
One locally made pistol
120/88 ammunition links
Military uniforms
One Baofeng radio set with chargers
Troops also destroyed a motorcycle used by the fleeing terrorists, along with vital logistics and life-support structures in the camp, effectively crippling their operations.
Military authorities have vowed to intensify these aggressive clearance operations until all terrorist hideouts across the region are wiped out completely.
