During the exchange of gun fire, two police officers also sustained various degrees of injury.
The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday.
The terrorists in their numbers shot sporadically with AK-47 rifles and attacked a Police Nipping Point at Magama-Hirji Junction along Jibia-Katsina Road.
The policemen in response engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun duel and successfully repelled them and killed one of them.
The encounter also led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle belonging to the terrorists alongside four magazines containing ninety rounds of 7.62mm ammunition; money and other exhibits.
A statement issued by the Katsina Police Command spokesman, SP GAMBO ISAH noted that search parties are still combing the area with a view to arresting or recovering more dead bodies of the terrorists.
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