Troops Eliminate Bandits In Zamfara, Recover Weapons

Troops of the Nigerian Military have neutralized some armed bandits in the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

The clearance operation was carried out by men of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji operating in the state.

It was gathered that the troops on Thursday conducted intense operations where they engaged the bandits on fire-for-fire operations, pointing out that all bandits’ camps in Danbokolo, Malam Ila, Malam Sale, Kagara, Gangara, Fakai, and Manawa villages all under the Shinkafi council, were attacked.

A top military source, who pleaded anonymity, revealed that  serious gun battles were exchanged with the armed bandits during the operations, and several of them were neutralized while others escaped with gunshot wounds to the mountains beside Fakai Village.