Resued Victims and some of the recovered arms
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, have nabbed bandits after three days of sustained operations involving ground and air operations along Maru-Dansadau axis of the state, a sting operation at Isah Road, close to Sarwa Village in Isah Local Government of Sokoto State and at Gobirawa.
During the operation on Sunday, 9 bandits were neutralized, while 10 men, four women and four minors who were kidnapped by the bandits were rescued.
Similar, troops in a sting operation at Isah Road, arrested a gun -runner known as Alhaji after exchange of gunfire between the bandits and troops. And at the contact with the in Gobirawa, the bandits were forced to withdraw in disarray.
Items recovered by the troops included one GPMG PKT, one hundred and forty rounds of 12.7mm, fifty- three blank ammunition and One motorcycle. Others are one AK 47 rifle, three 7.62mm special ammunition, water jet explosives, 2 inches Det 33 cable for IED and One motorcycle.
Following sustained action on the bandits in Mutunj and Dansadau in Maru LGA on 10 April 2020, the Village Head of Mutumji handed over one AK 47 rifle captured from bandits to troops at FOB Dansadau.
Confirming the operations and its outcomes, Major General John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Defense Headquarters, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria would continue to solicit for continuous provision of information for the enhancement of our operations.
“This is highly desirable in tackling our security challenges,” he said.
