WAR AGAINST INSECURITY: Troops kill 9 bandits in Kaduna-Abuja Road

…foil bandits’ attempt to move rustled cattle

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo

Troops in Kaduna state have killed 9 armed bandits following a firefight that began on Monday night all through the early hours of Tuesday.

The Kaduna State Government was informed of the development by the military securing the Kaduna-Abuja Road general area.

Samuel Aruwan, the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State,  on Tuesday that the troops acted on intelligence that the bandits were attempting to cross over from the eastern part of the Kaduna-Abuja road to the western part, with a large herd of rustled cattle.

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“Furthermore, seven more bandits died from ferocious gunshot wounds sustained in the ambush, as their bodies were mutilated.”

“Troops, as of the time of this update, are still conducting vigorous search patrols in the general area. ”