Troops neutralize bandit, recover weapons in Kaduna

Troops of the 1 Division Nigerian Army, conducting clearance operations in several areas of Kaduna State, have successfully neutralized a bandit and recovered a significant cache of weapons.

The operations took place in Sabon Birni, Dogon Dawa, Maidaro, Ngede Alpha, and Rafin Kaji.

According to a statement by Lt. Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for the 1 Division, the troops also caused several other bandits to flee with gunshot wounds. The recovered items include four AK-47 magazines (three fully loaded with a total of 60 rounds of 7.62mm Special ammunition and one empty magazine), a PKT belt with 86 rounds of ammunition, two motorcycles (one destroyed), a Techno mobile phone, a Baofeng handheld radio, and an Airtel recharge card worth N5,000.

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division and Commander of Operation WHIRL PUNCH, Major General Mayirenso Lander Saraso, expressed gratitude to the residents of Kaduna, Kano, Niger, and Jigawa states for their ongoing cooperation. He encouraged them to utilize the Division’s Toll-Free Line, ‘0800 002 0204,’ to share actionable intelligence that could help in targeting criminal elements more effectively.

Major General Saraso also commended the troops for their successful operation, urging them to intensify their efforts to make life increasingly difficult for terrorists and their collaborators in the region.