The troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army have intensified clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States, north western Nigeria.
Available information has it that in the last four days, the troops have killed two notorious cattle rustlers that were suspected to have killed seven persons in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
They also arrested five declared wanted armed bandits and recovered arms and ammunitions from them and thereafter destroyed their camps.
The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, during which they arrested five cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandits camps.