The army spokesperson said the military remained on high alert to prevent further attacks and sustain peace across the state.
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the terrorists attack on Faruruwa and other communities in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that the terrorists attacked Faruruwa community killing a Nigerian soldier and a civilian while rustling a large number of cattle.
According to reports the attack began late on Thursday night and stretched into the early hours of Friday, lasting until about 5:00am, as the assailants reportedly operated unchallenged for several hours.
However, confirming the attacks, Nigerian Army’s spokesperson in Kano, Maj. Zubair Babatunde, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the bandits attempted to invade the communities on motorcycles while firing sporadically.
He, however, noted that troops of the Joint Task Force successfully foiled the attempted incursion by the bandits into some communities in the Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State after a prolonged gun battle.
According to him, the clash, which started late Thursday night to this Friday morning, occurred in Faruruwa, Yankwada, Babanduhu, and other neighbouring villages in the area.
Babatunde, described the attack as a revenge mission following the loss of some of the bandits’ fighters to superior military firepower during an earlier encounter last week.
According to him, the assailants stormed the affected villages at about 1:00 a.m., prompting a swift response from the troops.
“The bandits were effectively engaged and dislodged by the military,” he said.
Babatunde added that the timely intervention of the JTF prevented casualties and significant damage to property in the affected communities.
He reassured residents of the area of the military’s commitment to protecting lives and property, urging them to continue to cooperate with security agencies by providing timely and credible information.
The army spokesperson said the military remained on high alert to prevent further attacks and sustain peace across the state.
Meanwhile, Babatunde denied that the terrorists killed anyone during the attack.
“All the details are true except they did not kill anyone and there was no rustling of cows,” Capt. Babatunde said in the WhatsApp message.
Last week, no fewer than nine bandits were reportedly killed during a heavy exchange of gunfire between bandits and the Nigerian military at Bakaji and Unguwar Garma in the Goron Dutse area of the Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State.