Soldiers engage bandits in fierce gun battle, nine persons killed, 12 women rescued

Soldiers engage bandits in fierce gun battle, nine persons killed, victims rescued

Nigerian Troops killed a total of nine bandits during a gun duel with the bandits in some locations of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A statement issued by the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Thursday revealed that the troops cleared a bandit camp at a river line around Rafin Sarki and killed five bandits in the vicinity, while many others fled.

The statement noted that “in another leg of the fierce encounter, the troops and Special Forces cleared a hideout around Galadimawa forest, where four bandits were engaged and killed.

“More than a dozen kidnapped women and children were rescued by the troops, having been abandoned by their captors.

“On clearing the camp, the combat-ready officers and men recovered five locally made firearms, five rounds of ammunition, four cartridges, a radio and charger, and one military-issue jungle hat.

“Governor Nasir El-Rufai praised the consistent efforts of the officers and men and further thanked them for the feats and successful rescue of the victims.

“Offensives in the identified enclaves continue across the state.

“The Kaduna State Government hereby appeals to citizens to continue to volunteer information on bandits, their hideouts as well as their informants and logisticians, via these phone lines:
09034000060, 08170189999.”