The Nigerian Army said on Tuesday that it had intensified clearance operations against cattle rustlers and bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States and within the last four days, at least two criminals have been killed and many arrested.
“The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have intensify clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States, north western Nigeria. Within the last four days, they have killed 2 notorious cattle rustlers that were suspected to have killed 7 innocents persons in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. They also arrested 5 declared wanted armed bandits and recovered arms and ammunition from them and thereafter destroyed their camps,” said Army’s spokesman Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman.
“The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which they arrested 5 cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunition and then destroyed the armed bandits camps,” he said.