Army says it destroyed bandits’ hideouts, kill 123 in Zamfara

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said the Air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has killed no fewer than 123 bandits in Zamfara State.

It added that the hideouts of the bandits have been destroyed in the South of Dansadau Town; North of Kwiambana Forest Reserves as well as North of Sububu Forest and Dudufi village under Faru District in Maradun Local Government Area of the state.

The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this while giving highlights on military operations across the country in the last two weeks.

He said, “Between August 2 and 6, 2021, the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji carried out intensive air strikes on bandits’ hideouts at the South of Dansadau Town; North of Kwiambana Forest Reserves as well as North of Sububu Forest and Dudufi village under Faru District in Maradun LGA, all in Zamfara State.

“The airstrikes resulted in the destruction of bandits’ structures including the residence of one of their leaders, Halilu Tubali, in which the armed bandits converged for a meeting.

“The airstrikes in conjunction with ground troops’ assaults resulted in the neutralisation of no fewer than 123 armed bandits and destruction of their logistics facilities in the process.”

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