Four bandits were on Friday night neutralised by Operation Hadarin Daji in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
A reliable source within the troops confirmed that the troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel when they were about to attack a community in the local government.
He said, “On receiving the information, the gallant troops swiftly mobilised to the area and engaged the armed bandits in a gun duel and denied them assess to the villages.”
“After the encounter, four bandits were neutralised while others escaped with gun wounds. While repelling the attack, the troops recovered one General Purpose Machine Gun, one FN Rifle and 123 rounds of special ammunition.”
