{"id":1970,"date":"2025-09-21T11:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:20:36","slug":"troops-kill-two-terrorists-foil-kidnapping-attempt-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/troops-kill-two-terrorists-foil-kidnapping-attempt-in-kaduna\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops kill two terrorists, foil kidnapping attempt in Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two terrorists have been killed by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YANMA, during an ambush in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State.<br \/><br \/>Security analyst Zagazola Makama shared the information on X on Sunday, saying the troops acted on credible intelligence about the movement of the attackers.<br \/><br \/>According to the Makama, the soldiers from Sub-Sector 5 set up an ambush along the Wake\u2013Kabode\u2013Abrum axis after learning that terrorists were heading from Gabachua high ground towards Insami and Kabode for a planned kidnapping.<br \/><br \/>\u201cThe ambush, which took place around 7:00 a.m., led to the killing of two terrorists,\u201d Makama wrote.<br \/><br \/>Troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two extra magazines, a mobile phone, and a motorcycle, which was destroyed at the scene.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two terrorists have been killed by troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YANMA, during an ambush in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State. 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