January 03, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian army troops of Operation Forest Sanity (OFS) have neutralised four bandits and recovered arms and ammunition as well as other items in Kaduna State.
A statement issued Tuesday by Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said the bandits were neutralised on Sunday and Monday, when the troops responded to distress calls of bandits’ attacks at Rafin Sarki Village in Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
He said the troops engaged them in a gun fight and neutralised two, recovering one AK-47 rifle.
Danmadami said the troops also on Tuesday, carried out an ambush operation at Rafin Taba Village, in the same Local Government Area and neutralised two bandits
He said the troops “recovered two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, 51 (7.62mm) special ammunition, five mobile phones, one cutlass, two motorcycles and the sum of N206,000.
“The Military High Command commends troops of Operation Forest Sanity and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on criminal activities.”
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