Caption: Halilu Buzu, Terrorist kingpin
The end of the road has come for terrorist kingpin,Halilu Buzu as he has met his end alongside a good number of his fighters in Mayanchi village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara in an encounter with the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian army announced the breakthrough in a post on its official X Handle on Friday.
The post said that the troops launched a ferocious strike on the terrorist and his gang in a deliberate and discreetly coordinated offensive on Thursday.
It said the troops took the offensive to the notorious terrorists’ identified crossing point in Mayanchi.
According to the post, the terrorists kingpin and his fighters, who put up a firece resistance on encountering the troops, succumbed to the overwhelming firepower of the valiant troops.
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“On winning the fire fight, the troops recovered two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) guns, three PKT guns, five AK-47 rifles, 479 rounds of PKT ammunition and 366 rounds of 7.62mm (special) ammunition.
“Others weapons recovered are 182 rounds of Machine Gun1 ammunition, one RPG Bomb, 29 AK-47 Magazines, 30 Motorcycles, two Android phones and two Yeekee phones.
“Troops have also destroyed the terrorists’ camp and currently conducting further exploitation in the general engagement area and even beyond,” it said.
