Army kill 35 bandits, arrest 39 in North West – GOC
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigeria Army, Major Gen. Adeniyi Oyebade, on Friday said no fewer than 35 armed bandits have been killed in the last two months in the North West.
Oyebade, who disclosed this at a news briefing in Kaduna, said 38 of the bandits had been arrested by soldiers and handed over to the police for prosecution.
According to him, 6, 009 animals were recovered during the operation code named `Sharan Daji’, while 49 bandits’ camps were destroyed.
The GOC explained that the operation was targeted at cattle rustlers,and armed bandits terrorising communities in Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna,,Kebbi, Zamfara, Katsina and Kaduna, as well as Niger States.
“In Niger, the 31 Artillery Brigade which covers the axis are
deployed as a blocking force to intercept escaping cattle rustlers and bandits while also conducting fighting patrol around Pandogahri-Kusherki, Gidigori and Pandogari-Mai Kujeri roads which serves as escape routes for the bandits.
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