The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have said it has arrested five notorious wanted armed bandits and killed two cattle rustlers during its clearance operations in Kaduna and Zamfara states.
The acting director Army public relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka, who stated this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, said the two cattle rustlers that were killed were among those suspected to have killed 7 innocent persons in Bungudu local government area of Zamfara State.
Sani said, “The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have intensify 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 that were suspected to have killed 7 innocents 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.
