Troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI deployed at Bakura Local Government Area of Zamfara State have killed 15 Armed bandits who attacked Sabon Gari Area of Bakura Town.
The bandits attacked the area on Tuesday evening and started shooting sporadically after rustling a large Number of cattle, troops deployed at Bakura town responded immediately and engaged the Bandits in a gun battle, but superior fire-power of the security forces make the Bandits to leave the rustled cattle and flee towards Kurunkudu into the forest with different degrees of injuries.
A resident of the town said: “We are happy with the quick response of the Nigerian Army Troops here at Bakura, they have assisted us in killing scores of the Bandits who invaded our community and they also helped us to recover all the cattle stolen by the bandits.”
An eyewitness also said 1 person was killed by the bandits while 5 other were injured and are receiving treatment at General Hospital Bakura.
