Bandits have reportedly killed three officers and 12 soldiers in an ambush in Faskari, Katsina State on Saturday.
Our correspondent gathered that 17 bandits were eliminated during the bloody exchange with the troops of 72 Para Battalion.on Sunday, indicated.
The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Benard Onyeuko, in a statement on Sunday, explained that five AK47 rifles, three dane guns, two AK47 rifle magazines, 152 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition and seven motorcycles were captured from the fleeing bandits. It said one of the suspects, Bashir Usman, who claimed to be a policeman during interrogation could not validate his claim with any form of identification. He was apprehended with one AK47 rifle loaded with 28 rounds of ammunition while riding on a motorcycle. Other items recovered from him include one handset and N6,050.
Additionally, there was also a letter written in Hausa to a top Boko Haram commander, Abu Fatima, documents and other logistics.
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