Weapons and motorcycles belonging to bandits have been recovered in Kaduna by the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army.
A statement on Tuesday by the acting deputy director, army public relations of the division, Musa Yahaya, confirmed the development.
He said the troops made the recoveries in line with efforts to clear bandits from Kaduna forests.
Yahaya said, “The troops acted based on credible intelligence and in collaboration with Kaduna vigilance service; laid an ambush on the bandits around the general area of Dogon Dawa-Damari in Igabi local government area.”
According to Yahaya, the bandits fled in confusion due to the superior fire power of the troops.
The troops subsequently recovered one Bareta pistol, one AK 47 rifle and one AK 47 rifle magazine.
Similarly, the statement explained that troops deployed at Kwanar Mutua in Birnin Gwari local government area received intelligence on bandits’ presence.
The statement added that the troops engaged the criminals with overwhelming fire power, forcing them to flee in disarray into the nearby high ground, after which three motorcycles abandoned by the bandits were recovered.
