Nigeria, April 6 -- The Nigerian Army troops ambushed and killed a group of terrorists who were in transit to fix their motorbikes around Kidandan Village, Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State on Friday.

This was disclosed in an unsigned statement posted on the X official account of the army on Saturday.

According to the statement, the troops, in the successful counter-terrorism operation, tracked down the terrorists known to carry out their nefarious acts on motorbikes, through credible intelligence.

The troop engaged in a gun battle with the terrorists leading to the killing of three members of the group.

The army said the known group had been using the bikes to terrorise Kaduna, its neighbourhood and across the North-west reg...