The Nigerian military operating under the umbrella of Operation Forest Sanity on Friday killed ten bandits in separate operations in three Local Government Areas of Chikun, Birnin-Gwari and Giwa of Kaduna State.
The was made known by the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, on Friday in the state.
He said the troops made contact with bandits and killed eight while recovering four motorcycles and three mobile phones in the first successful mission.
He added that the troops also engaged bandits in a second mission and recovered two motorcycles and killed two.
According to him, the soldiers were on top of their game and overran the bandits by killing ten altogether.
He said, “In a similar operation, troops neutralized two bandits during clearance patrols along the Sabon Birni-Maidaro-Dogon Dawa-Galadimawa-Kidandan-Fatika axes. The troops recovered one AK-47 rifle, two magazines loaded with 52 rounds, six motorcycles and three mobile phones.
“The troops also dislodged camps around Garke and Galadimawa in Giwa LGA, recovering three Dane guns, two magazines, some military uniforms, and nine motorcycles.”
“The troops also dislodged camps around Garke and Galadimawa in Giwa LGA, recovering three Dane guns, two magazines, some military uniforms, and nine motorcycles.”