Troops kill 10 bandits, destroy camps in Kaduna

The troops of Operation Forest Sanity, Nigerian Army, have neutralised no fewer than 10 bandits and seized many motorcycles during ambush patrols in different Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affair, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this via a statement issued on Friday.

Aruwan noted that troops set up ambush positions at bandits’ crossing points in the Buruku/Birnin Gwari areas of the state, adding: “The troops then made contact with the bandits and neutralised eight, while recovering four motorcycles and three mobile phones in the first successful mission.

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“The troops then engaged bandits in a second mission and recovered two motorcycles.”

The commissioner said in troops also killed two bandits during clearance patrols along the Sabon Birni-Maidaro-Dogon Dawa-Galadimawa-Kidandan-Fatika axis.

He said the troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, two magazines loaded with 52 rounds, six motorcycles, and three mobile phones.

Aruwan stated that the troops also dislodged camps around Garke and Galadimawa in Giwa LGA and recovered three Dane guns, two magazines, some military uniforms, and nine motorcycles.

The commissioner said Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, noted the reports with gratitude, and commended the troops’ stealth, bravery, and resilience in the successful operations.

The Star