Troops Neutralize Bandits At Kagara Forest In Zamfara

The military says at least eight armed bandit leaders and several of their fighters have been neutralized in airstrikes carried out by the air component of operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara state.

According to the Defence Headquarters, as the attack aircraft approached the camp, some of the bandits and their leaders were seen fleeing towards the surrounding bushes but several of them were taken out as the aircraft struck the area of the forest.Earlier on Thursday, the military said troops rescued three victims kidnapped by bandits in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

He noted that the victims were saved by troops of Operation Thunder Strike operating under the subsidiary Operation Accord.

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