On Monday night, troops from Operation Hadarin Daji stopped a bandit attack on a military formation.
During the clash in the Kango Sabuwal area of Zamfara State’s Gusau Local Government Area, the troops also killed seven bandits.
Sector 1 troops The ambush operation was conducted out by Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with forces stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Wanke in the government region.
According to a top military source who wanted anonymity, the troops effectively neutralised seven robbers while several others fled with gunshot wounds.
He said shortly after the encounter, troops proceeded in pursuit of other fleeing bandits, recovered one machine gun, ammunition and six motorcycles.
Meanwhile, the Commander of the Joint Task Force, North-West, Operation Hadarin Daji, Major General Godwin Mutkut commended the troops for their bravery and resilience in dealing with the bandits.