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Army Confirms Killing Of Bandits In Zamfara

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The Operation Sharan Daji of the Nigerian Army says its operatives have killed four bandits in Zamfara state.

Naija News report that the Army also said that the criminals wounded six Nigerian soldiers involved in the intensive gun-duel that lasted hours.

This was made known by the Force Commander and GOC 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Maj.-Gen. Hakeem Otiki, at a news conference in Gusau on Saturday, April 27.

Otiki said some of the men of the Nigerian were injured while four bandits have been confirmed dead when personnel of the operation engaged the bandits in a fierce battle in the bushes of Shinkafi Local Government Area of the state last Thursday.

He said simultaneous air and land operations carried out by the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force with additional support from the Niger Republic soldiers had significantly decimated the bandits operating in Zamfara, Sokoto, Kebbi and Katsina state up to parts of the neighbouring Niger Republic.

While explaining extensively, Otiki said; “In the early hours of Thursday 25 April 19, troops of the joint patrol of Nigeria and Niger Republic were ambushed by armed bandits at Kamarawa near Shinkafi, during the fierce battle that ensued, the bandits withdrew in disarray due to superior firepower leaving behind several casualties from their side as others took off with several bullet wounds.

“The troops of OPSD and HARBIN KUNAMA III have recorded some success, a total of four bandits were neutralized while seven suspected informants and logisticians were arrested.

“I must emphasise that some of the arrested bandit collaborators were picked up based on credible intelligence derived from discrete monitoring overtime, prominent amongst these categories of suspects is the Vice Chairman of Anka LGA, Alhaji Yahuza Ibrahim,” he said.

He gave the items recovered from the bandits as three AK 47, two G3 Rifles, three Dane guns, two AK 47 magazines, seven motorcycles and of course foodstuff.

He further said; “Some of the items recovered during these kinetic operations against the bandits include three AK 47, two G3 Rifles, three Dane guns, two AK 47 magazines, seven motorcycles and foodstuff.

“Troops also recovered 28 motorcycles under the period in focus while on the 24 April, 2019, troops acting on credible information intercepted a vehicle conveying large quantities of food items to bandits at Bayan Ruwa.

“Similarly, on the same day, a suspected logistics supplier, Mr Abdullahi Dan Kulodo, aged 22 was arrested along Makera/Maradun road on his way to Tunau Magaji village, the suspect was in possession of large consignments of assorted toiletries, cooking and household items, drugs and a motorcycle,” he said.

He said all the suspects would be handed over to the police after a preliminary investigation by the army.