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Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) have reportedly killed seven suspected terrorists in Madachi, Isa LGA of Sokoto state.

Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the suspects were killed after the troops and DSS operatives responded to a distress call.

The personnel reportedly received intelligence that over 40 bandits on motorcycles were headed for Madachi.

During the interception, a number of the suspects reportedly escaped with gunshot wounds to hideouts around Shinkafi.

Seven AK 47 rifles, four motorcycles, and four cutlasses were recovered during the encounter.