The terrorists were also said to have burnt some farmlands belonging to the residents of the village during the attack.
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The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, spoke on the development in a statement.
Dalha Wada-Chedi, the acting Controller of NCS in the state, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Katsina.
It was learnt that on November 4, 2020 at about 5pm, the DPO Batsari led Operation Puff Adder and Sharan Daji into Rugu forest and succeeded in arresting one Sani Sulen Bayi, alias SHAHO, 26, of Manawa village, Batsari LGA of Katsina State.
Umar Muhammad, the Public Relations Officer, SEMA, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jibia.