Soldiers from 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have killed two notorious cattle rustlers, who were suspected to have killed seven persons in Bungundu local government area of Zamfara State.
The Army Director of Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, confirmed that the action was to intensify clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States.
Usman stated the troops also arrested five armed bandits earlier declared wanted by army authorities and recovered arms and ammunitions from them.
“The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State where they arrested five cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandits’ camps,” he stated.
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