Troops of the Nigerian military have killed 10 terrorists in Zamfara State, while also rescuing 9 civilians abducted by the armed bandits.
According to a military intelligence source in the North West, troops of Operation Hadarin Daji acted on credible information and mobilized for an offensive ambush operation against the terrorists, early Tuesday.
The military said that, “Troops of Forward Operating Base Danmarke acted on a credible information on armed bandits movement with some kidnapped victims from Sokoto state, through Gadazaima village in Zamfara state.
“The troops immediately mobilized for an offensive ambush operation within the village and made contact with the armed bandits that lasted for hours. Due to the troops fire power superiority which forced the Bandits to abandon the kidnapped victims and withdraw in disarray.
“During the fire fight, 10 armed bandits were neutralized while unconfirmed numbers of them fled with gunshot wounds. Additionally, in an attempt to escape troops onslaught, several of the bandits drowned in a swampy river while 2 were captured alive during pursuit by the troops.
“Consequently, after the encounter 6 AK 47 Rifles, 1PKT Machine Gun and 5 Magazines. Others include; 20 rounds of 7.62MM Special ammunition, 3 Mobile phones, 2 Solar Panels, 1 sewing machine were captured from the Bandits. Also, a sum of N2,410,000 recovered.
“The 9 rescued victims who are all from Sokoto state were successfully rescued. Unfortunately, 1 female abducted victim was killed by the Bandits during the fire fight. All rescued victims were handed over to the appropriate authority to reunite them with their families”.
