GOOD NEWS! Military kills 31 bandits & Rescues 49 victims from capacity
The military in Zamfara State, Tuesday disclosed that it has killed 31 armed bandits, arrested 20, and rescued 49 kidnapped victims as well as recovered various weapons and other logistics from the armed bandits.
Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, the Commander of Operations, Maj. Gen. Jide Ogunlade said within three weeks of operation, the military recovered 11 AK47 riffles, 14 dane guns, 2437 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunitions, two pump riffles, two locally-made pistols, as well as cows from the hideouts and dens of armed bandits.
According to him, 14 persons kidnapped by criminal elements were rescued from Dumburum forest, same with another six civilians kidnapped at Tamaski village under Kawaye district of Anna local government area of the state. He added that six kidnappers were equally neutralized in the process.
“I am very sure that if we continue with this tempo which we have started in the past few weeks, the armed bandits and kidnappers must be forced to flee the state,” Ogunlade said.
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