Troop of Operation SHARAN DAJI (OPSD), fighting banditry, in Zamfara State, have killed 58 suspected bandits, while they rescued about 75 kidnapped victims.
A statement by the acting Force Information Officer, Operation SHARAN DAJI, Major Clement Abiade, said in line with the mandate of OPSD, the troops in their clearance operations into bandits enclaves in Zamfara and Katsina states on 20 January came into contact with a large gang of bandits armed with sophisticated firearms and Rocket Propelled grenades at Dumburum and Gando forests leading to fierce gun battles which lasted several hours.
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“The casualty figures on the bandits’ side were 58 bandits neutralised, while one was captured alive.
“The troops also destroyed 18 camps and rescued 75 kidnapped victims held in some of these camps”, Abiade said.