Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed over 50 bandits in Kuriya village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State in continuation of aggressive clearance operation to stamp out banditry in North-West Nigeria.
A statement by the Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major-General John Enenche, said this was achieved following actionable intelligence, as the troops with close air support by the Air Component, made contact with bandits at Kuriya village.
In the course of the encounter, several bandits were killed in action while four soldiers sustained injuries. ”Human Intelligence confirmed that no fewer than 50 bandits were killed in the encounter. Equally, troops recovered 272 livestock from the bandits.”
In another development, troops deployed at Dunya village of Danmusa LGA of Katsina State while on routine patrol recovered 62 livestock from bandits who fled into the bush on sighting soldiers.
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Currently, the troops have continued to dominate the theatre of operation with aggressive patrols to deny criminals freedom of action.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
