Military kill seven bandits, recover ammunitions, cattle
The attack was during a shootout at Jigawar Malamai in Dan Musa Local Government Area of Katsina State and in Garin Maza, Tamuske and Garin Bagwari villages in Sabon Birni of Sokoto State, respectively.
A press statement signed by the Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier-General Benard Onyeuko, and made available to newsmen in Gusau, Zamfara State, said the success recorded was during a ‘clearance operation’ conducted on suspected hideouts of the bandits which resulted to operation fire for fire between the military and the bandits.
The statement said: “Furthermore, troops of Defence Headquarters Special Operation Forces deployed in Batsari had a meeting engagement with some marauding armed bandits at Jigawar Mallamai in Danmusa LGA of Katsina State.”
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