In the ongoing onslaught against marauding bandits in the northwest, troops of joint task force (JTF) Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have again recorded another success as they eliminated several bandits in a fresh encounter in Zamfara state.
Source within the military revealed that the recent success was recorded when the troops were on their routine patrol at Bakura general area of the state and had credible information about the bandits moving with large number of cattles which prompted the troops and swiftly mobilized to their routes to deny them freedom of action.
According to the source, a heavy gun battle ensued between the bandits and the troops near Galadima village in Damri district of Bakura local government area where 3 bandits were killed while others fled with several gunshot wounds and abandoned the rustled animals.
After the encounter, the troops recovered items including 1 AK 47 rifle with a quantity of 7.62 mm Special ammunition and 5 Motorcycles and unconfirmed numbers of Cows, Camels and Sheeps were also recovered.
Our reporter said, residents of Zamfara State attested that there is heavy presence of military in most of the dangerous forests in the state and they dominated bandits enclaves as they have continued trailing bandits through their withdrawal routes.
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