According to the Nigerian Army, troops from 1 Division neutralized three bandits and recovered firearms in Kaduna.
In a statement issued in Kaduna, Lt-Col Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division, acknowledged the occurrence.
”Acting on credible intelligence, troops of the I Division Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch carried out a clearance operation around the general area of Maro – Chibiya forest in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State on November 12.
”During the operation, troops engaged the armed bandits with superior fire power, neutralising one of the bandits and forcing others to flee with gunshot wounds into the surrounding forest,” the army said.
The army also said troops captured one AK-47 rifle, one locally fabricated AK-47 rifle, four 7.62mm (Special) ammunition and one mobile phone.
Yahaya also said that on November 10, troops of the division and Operation Whirl Punch, while on clearance operation at Kawara and Filin Jalo villages in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, made contact with bandits at Kawara forest.