Troops from the 1 Division Nigerian Army, during clearance operations in Sabon Birni, Dogon Dawa, Maidaro, Ngede Alpha, and Rafin Kaji areas of Kaduna State, have neutralized a bandit and recovered weapons.
Reports indicate that several other bandits escaped with gunshot wounds.
In a statement issued by Lt. Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 1 Division, the troops recovered four AK-47 magazines (three fully loaded with a total of 60 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition and one empty magazine), a PKT belt with 86 rounds of ammunition, two motorcycles (one of which was destroyed), a Techno mobile phone, a Baofeng handheld radio, and an Airtel recharge card valued at N5,000.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 1 Division and Commander of Operation WHIRL PUNCH, Major General Mayirenso Lander Saraso, expressed his gratitude to the people of Kaduna, Kano, Niger, and Jigawa states for their ongoing cooperation.
He encouraged them to utilize the Division’s Toll-Free Line, ‘0800 002 0204,’ to share actionable intelligence and information that would assist the division and other security agencies in launching further operations against criminal elements.
The GOC also commended the troops for the successful operation and urged them to intensify their efforts to make life increasingly difficult for all terrorists and their collaborators within the division’s area of responsibility.