Kaduna – The Nigerian Army on Friday confirmed that three soldiers were killed in an attack by gunmen in Daura, Katsina State.

Maj.-Gen. Garba Wahab, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, who disclosed this to newsmen in Kaduna, said several of the attackers were also killed.

He said that the army and other security personnel had cordoned off three areas in the city and were conducting a house-to-house search “to fish out some of the wounded gunmen who forced their way into peoples’ homes’’’.

He also said that the army was coordinating with security agencies in Niger Republic as “80 to 90 per cent of these gun men are not Nigerians’’.

Wahab said the gunmen had attacked four banks and stole some money, adding that a vehicle loaded with the stolen cash was recovered, in addition to four AK-47 rifles.

He said that the operation to fish out the culprits was ongoing, and advised residents of Daura and the neighbouring local government areas of Baure, Sandamu, Mashi, and Dutsi to cooperate with security agents by reporting suspicious movements around them.

“What happened this morning is similar to what happened in Bama where the gunmen burnt prison and police stations to divert attention,’’ he said.

Wahab appealed to journalists to support security agencies in the fight against terror, saying it was the collective responsibility of all well-meaning Nigerians to work for the peace and stability of the nation.

“Let us stop patronising criminality. Whether they are terrorists or armed bandits, the truth is that they are against the Nigerian state, and that is the bottom line’,’’ he added. (NAN)

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Pls we dont want casualties on the side of the military...pls go ahead and air raid BH camps

kayci_d77: Pls we dont want casualties on the side of the military...pls go ahead and air raid BH camps

You didn't include innocent civilians, some of who are most definitely your own people, not the Hausa-Fulanis you obviously don't like.

Maybe dropping atomic bomb in the north wil solve this problem.

chidindufrank: Maybe dropping atomic bomb in the north wil solve this problem.

They should all be gassed for aiding complete animals against their so called coutry-men.

May God help us i̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ dis country

chidindufrank: Maybe dropping atomic bomb in the north wil solve this problem.

but then not only notherners are there...

Again!!!

Isn't Daura Buhari's hometown??

Hope GEJ isn't trying to "fall" the retired General..

Level the place!!!

God help dis nation... Heartless people in d north wonda wen dis whole ish is goin to end. I think Security agents nid more deadly weapons.

malc619: Isn't Daura Buhari's hometown??

Hope GEJ isn't trying to "fall" the retired General..

U're a Monk!!!!

PEACE is what I pray for all night

chidindufrank: Maybe dropping atomic bomb in the north wil solve this problem.

okosodo: They should all be gassed for aiding complete animals against their so called coutry-men.

Chei, then what's the difference between this extreme ideology and that of Boko Haram's ? Tell me oh

malc619: Isn't Daura Buhari's hometown??

Hope GEJ isn't trying to "fall" the retired General..

I will score you distinction in stupidity

So these Boko Boiz are now in all parts of the North. Hmmm wahala dey oo.

God protect & save our gallant soldiers. For the innocent civilians not the accomplis, protect them too.

aurenflani:

You didn't include innocent civilians, some of who are most definitely your own people, not the Hausa-Fulanis you obviously don't like.

Oh God, not this nitwit again. You reap what you sow.

God bless the Nigerian army and keep them safe.

GEJ state of emergency on kastina please

I have a young school-mate and friend who is one of the soldiers at the troubled states. God should keep him alive for me.

kayci_d77: Pls we dont want casualties on the side of the military...pls go ahead and air raid BH camps

We continue to pray for our God sent troops NIGERIAN ARMY to "fish & Destroy" all BH members as soon as possible.

I reserve comments for the innocent civilians living der

Still wondering why kano & katsina were not placed under SOE

okosodo: They should all be gassed for aiding complete animals against their so called coutry-men.

Your region also deserve the same treatment.

na wa!

karl max: He also said that the army was coordinating with security agencies in Niger Republic as “80 to 90 per cent of these gun men are not Nigerians’’

What a shame!!!

Hausas will protect anybody from Niger or Chad and accept them as one of them, as long as they're muslim.
The Customs are comfortable with smuggling and illegal entry into the country, as long as they can seize some 'contrabands' and keep for themselves.
The Nigerian Immigration really doesn't deport, unless they want to give the press something to bite. . .

The above-mentioned are the ones adding to the security challenges in this country. People should do their jobs!!!

aurenflani:

You didn't include innocent civilians, some of who are most definitely your own people, not the Hausa-Fulanis you obviously don't like.

..Fulanis hardly know where they come from, both Niger-Fulanis,Tchadian-Fulanis,Malian-fulanis,Cameroun-Fulanis and the so called Nigerian fulanis are all bunch of murderous nomads who can never appreciate the essence of national dignity!your nomadic nature has so much eroded every sense of national pride from your folks!that boko-haram menace is still on,is because of the large number of desperate nomads loitering the sub-saharan African region!every part of middle-belt is under the attack by this bloody nomads.

Clap hands for islam,they are doing a wanderful job-islamization on the hook

Maybe now that the war is in Buhari's backyard he will tone down his rhetorics and think more soberly
It is getting warmer

may i hear again "money?,full car? How them go take share the money to the banks and army share.oh sorry i forget say nobi police.

doyin okupe is a liar, saying boko haram do not wear uniform. Some boko haram wear military uniforms.

I have saved a space. Let me analyze the situation and i will be back with a well thought out position