Nigerian Army neutralizes nine bandits in fierce Gun battles in Kaduna, rescued women, and children

The Nigerian Army’s troops and special forces made additional gains in ongoing offensives, neutralizing a total of nine bandits during fierce battles in some locations in Kaduna State’s Giwa Local Government Area.

In a statement issued on Thursday, December 8, 2022, the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, stated that troops cleared a bandit camp near Rafin Sarki and neutralized five bandits in the area, while many others fled.

“In another leg of the fierce encounter, the troops and Special Forces cleared a hideout around Galadimawa forest, where four bandits were engaged and neutralized. More than a dozen kidnapped women and children were rescued by the troops, having been abandoned by their captors,” the statement read.

“On clearing the camp, the combat-ready officers and men recovered five locally made firearms, five rounds of ammunition, four cartridges, a radio and charger, and one military-issue jungle hat.

“Governor Nasir El-Rufai praised the consistent efforts of the officers and men and further thanked them for the feats and successful rescue of the victims. Offensives in the identified enclaves continue across the State.

“The Kaduna State Government hereby appeals to citizens to continue to volunteer information on bandits, their hideouts as well as their informants and logisticians, via these phone lines: 09034000060, 08170189999.”