Nigerian troops kill six suspected terrorists, foil NIPSS attack

Nigerian troops have killed at least six suspected terrorists and recovered locally fabricated rifles in a series of operations across Plateau State, the military announced Thursday. The operations, conducted between June 26 and July 2 in Jos South and Barkin Ladi local government areas, were based on intelligence reports about armed groups.

During one operation on June 26 in Jos South, troops encountered fire from suspected terrorists who used livestock as cover. Reinforcements arrived, forcing the attackers to withdraw. Troops pursued and neutralized some of them, dismantling their enclaves. The military did not immediately disclose the exact number killed in this specific encounter.

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The timely arrival of reinforcement forced the terrorists to withdraw. Troops pursued the fleeing terrorists, neutralised some of them and continued combing the area to dismantle their enclaves.

In a separate incident on the same day, troops intercepted a motorcycle carrying two passengers from Bokkos Local Government Area towards Barkin Ladi. The passengers fled, abandoning a bag containing three locally fabricated rifles. The motorcycle rider was arrested and is assisting investigators, claiming he was unaware of the bag's contents.

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A search of the bag led to the recovery of three locally fabricated rifles.

On June 30, troops ambushed suspected terrorists near Rafin Bauna and Gero mountains in Jos South, killing five. Preliminary assessments and resident information suggest some of the killed were wanted for coordinating attacks in Jos South and Bassa Local Government Area.

Additionally, troops guarding the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in Kuru repelled an attack early Thursday morning. Suspected terrorists breached the perimeter fence under darkness, but soldiers returned fire, killing one attacker while others fled. The body of the neutralized attacker was handed over to the police.

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The body of the neutralised terrorist has been handed over to the police, while