Nigerian troops have recorded another
massive success in its fight against terrorism after overcoming cattle rustlers
and bandits in the northern part of the country. A statement issued on Tuesday,
May 3 by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the spokesperson of the Nigerian army,
reads:
“Troops of the 1 Division,
Nigerian Army, have intensified clearance operations against cattle rustlers
and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States, north western Nigeria. Within
the last four days, they have killed 2 notorious cattle rustlers who were
suspected to have killed 7 innocent persons in Bungudu Local Government Area of
Zamfara State. They also arrested 5 declared wanted armed bandits and recovered
arms and ammunitions from them and thereafter destroyed their camps. The troops
also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government
Area of Kaduna State in which they arrested 5 cattle rustlers, recovered arms
and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandits camps.”
