Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Gambo Isah, said in a statement that the bandits were forced to abandon their mission and fled into the forest with varying degrees of bullet wounds due to police superior firepower.
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Following the disturbing trend of armed banditry and cattle rustling in some parts of Katsina State, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Muhammadu Gana, has directed the Commandant, Katsina State Command of the Corps to liaise with the Military, Police and other Security Agencies in the State and deploy additional personnel to the affected areas of the State.
Troops of the “Operation Sharan Daji” in Zamfara have arrested the Vice Chairman of Anka Local Government of the state, Yahuza Wuya for alleged link to bandits.
The Air Component of Operation Sharan Daji has carried out several air strikes around Dumburum Forest rescuing 80 abductees, the Acting Force Information Officer, Maj. Clement Abiade, has disclosed.
Troops of Operation Sharan Daji have between Jan. 22 and Jan. 28 neutralised 21 bandits, captured 17 and rescued 89 persons taken hostage by the bandits in Zamfara and Katsina States.
Troops have neutralised activities of some bandits in Zamfara, in an operation to rid the state of criminal elements.
Zamfara state government has made clarification with regard to its offer of N1 million reward to “anyone” who recovers AK 47 rifle from bandits in the state, saying security personnel are exempted from the reward.
Acting Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. John Agim, stated this while briefing newsmen in Gasau on Tuesday.
The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, announced this in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Friday
The Army had launched Operation Sharan Daji to dislodge the bandits and secure communities that had come under attacks in recent months from bandits hitherto operating freely in the area.
The Force Information Officer of the operation, Col. Muhammad Dole, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna.
On approaching the camp, the suspected bandits opened fire on the troops and attempted to escape
In line with this, the troops have within the last three days destroyed several armed bandits and livestock rustlers camps and motorcycles in Bungudu and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara State