Nigeria, Feb. 29 -- Soldiers attached to Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigeria Army on Monday killed several terrorists and rescued eight of their victims in Zamfara State.

This is coming at a time when several communities in Zamfara and Katsina States are suffering from relentless terrorist activities.

The motorcycle-riding terrorists have unleashed mayhem on the North-west and a part of North-central Nigeria, killing or abducting hundreds of thousands of residents in the last decade.

Both conventional and unconventional security agents have been battling the scourge.

In a clearance operation on Monday, the soldiers blocked Bayan Ruwa, a notorious axis known for harbouring terrorists, and opened fire on a group of terrorists at a cro...