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Four bandits killed in military ambush in Kaduna

 

By Gabriel Udeh

Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has confirmed the killings of four bandits in Kaduna.

In a statement on Sunday he said security agents in Kaduna have confirmed the killing in an ambush in Chikun and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of the State.

 

He said three rifles and one axe were recovered from the bandits, who were part of the syndicate terrorising communities in various parts of the state.

He said the statement, was based on operational feedback from troops of Operation Thunder Strike (OPTS), intelligence was received on bandits’ movement from Katika village towards Antenna in Chikun LGA. Aruwan said in response to this, the troops laid an ambush at Antenna village, and as the bandits approached, the troops opened fire on them, killing four on the spot.

 

He added that more bandits had been neutralized during aerial missions conducted around their locations in Chikun and Birnin Gwari local government areas.

 

He said Governor Nasir El-Rufai had commended the troops for a swift action that led to the successful elimination of the bandits.

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