John Shiklam in Kaduna
Six bandits have been neutralised by troops of the Nigerian Army during extensive clearance patrols spanning Birnin Gwari and Giwa local government areas of Kaduna State.
Samuel Aruwan, the administrator of Kaduna Capital Territory who doubled as Overseeing Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna yesterday.
He said the troops also recovered arms, ammunition and motorcycles from the criminals.
Aruwan said, “Operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government revealed that the troops began their advance along the Kaduna-Sabon Birni-Dogon Dawa Road, clearing Maidaro and Ngede Allah, before proceeding to Saulawa and Kidandan general areas.”
He added that, “In the course of these operations, the forces made contact with bandits at Maidaro, Ngade Allah and Kidandan.”
According to him, the troops engaged the bandits, subduing them at each point, adding that six of them were confirmed neutralised.
The statement added that the troops explored the areas and recovered two AK-47 rifles, four AK-47 magazines, 14 rounds of ammunition along with 40 pairs of ‘bandits’ uniforms’ while nine motorcycles were captured.
Aruwan said, “Governor Uba Sani expressed satisfaction at the breakthrough achieved by the security forces, and commended the leadership of the GOC, 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and Force Commander of the Operation Whirl Punch, Major General V.O. Okoro.“
He said the governor lauded the troops for their fine efforts, as he urged them to sustain the tempo and focus of operations.
The statement called on citizens to report suspicious persons or activities to the Security Operations Room for prompt action by security agencies.
“Any persons found secretly seeking medical attention for gunshot wounds around these locations must not be aided, but should equally be reported via the phone lines…,” the statement added.
