Hyacinth Chinweuba
About 40 bandits camps have been destroyed by a coordinated military operation around Sunke and Bagega general areas in Anka local government area of Zamfara.
The operation was conducted between Monday and Friday.
The bandits were reportedly regrouping and undermining the peace in Zamfara after they were decimated by the military in their hideouts in Katsina, Sokoto and Kebbi states.
About 21 AK 47 rifles and 20 motorcycles were recovered from the fleeing bandits in the joint security operation involving the army, police and airforce.
Also, 300 rustled cows and 22 kidnap victims were saved from the bandits while no fewer than 30 bandits were killed in the operation.
Unfortunately, a few soldiers were wounded in the course of the operation and are responding to treatment.
Four, other bandits were killed in Isa local government in Sokoto state and eight in parts of Kebbi, while two who were captured have been handed over to the police.
Zamfara Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Abubakar Dauran, confirmed the development.
“I can confirm to you that coordinated military operations are currently taking place in various parts of Zamfara and neighbouring states with the bandits finding survival highly difficult.”