The Nigerian Army on Saturday said its troops under the Operation SAHEL SANITY had neutralised 80 bandits and arrested 33 suspected bandits
Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, made the disclosure during a news conference at the Special Army Super Camp 4, Faskari, Katsina State.
He disclosed that the troops also arrested 14 bandits’ informants and their collaborators in the operations in Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara States in the past one month. He revealed further that the troops recovered 943 cows, 633 sheep/rams during the operations.Other weapons recovered included seven AK-47 rifles, one General Purpose Machine Gun and 16 dane guns.
“The achievement is further evident by active resumption of farming, social and economic activities by the local communities with reduced fear of threats in their localities,” he said.
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