Nigerian Army Troops Kill Five Violent Extremists, Foil Kidnapping of Church Members

The troops also recovered a cache of arms from the extremists.

The troops of the 6 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed five persons it described as violent extremists, foiled a kidnapping attempt and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Taraba State.

This was disclosed in an unsigned statement posted on the Army Official X account on Tuesday.

According to the statement, the troops acted decisively on intelligence on the plan of the extremists to kidnap some church members returning…