10 terrorists were neutralized in less than a week thanks to the weapons and vehicles that the criminals had taken from the 1 Division Nigerian Army Kaduna troops as part of their ongoing clearance operations.
In a statement released by Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army, he stated that four bandits who had been terrorizing the locals met their end on November 1, 2023, as a result of a clearance operation carried out by troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch in the general area of Kampanin Doka village at Birnin Gwari LGA of Kaduna State.
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One AK-47 rifle, one AK-47 magazine, a machete, a cell phone, and fourteen motorcycles were taken from the criminals by the troops during the operation.
In a related development, on November 2, 2023, a few farmers in the State’s Sabon Sara village who were harvesting their crops in the western section of the village fled and informed the authorities of a bandit attack. The spokesperson stated that as soon as the troops learned of the situation, they mobilized rapidly to the location. Four of the farmers bravely joined the troops and killed one bandit, while the other farmers withdrew in disarray after suffering gunshot wounds.
Two AK-47 rifles were found by the troops, and Mallam Abdulrahman Aliyu, one of the farmers who was slightly hurt in the encounter, was taken right away to a military hospital nearby for treatment.