Troops of the Nigerian military under the Operation Hadarin Daji have reportedly shot and killed 78 bandits in various operations carried out in Zamfara State forests in the last two months.
The operations also led to the rescue of over 50 kidnap victims as well as the recovery of 16 AK-47 rifles, one machine gun, 14 Dane guns, two pump action rifles, three pistols and 2,437 rounds of 7.62m special ammunition.
The acting Director, Defence Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed these at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
He explained that the arrested bandits were currently undergoing preliminary investigation, after which they would be handed over to the appropriate prosecuting agencies. Read more
