THE Joint Task Force Northwest Operation, Hadarin Daji, has neutralized more armed bandits, rescued victims who had been kidnapped, recovered items, and destroyed bandit hideouts as part of their ongoing clearance operation covering the states of Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi, and Zamfara.
According to information gathered yesterday, armed bandits tried to sneak into and attack Sokoto State’s Isa Local Government Area.
Armed with superior weaponry, the alert troops stationed at Forward Operating Base (FOB), Isa, swiftly repelled the attack, forcing the bandits to flee with gunshot wounds as blood streaks were observed along their escape routes.
A top military source, who preferred anonymity revealed that the troops of Team 8 of Sector 3 Operation Hadarin Daji deployed at Sabon Birni in Sokoto State conducted clearance operations, discovered and destroyed bandits’ hideouts at Kusabunni Forest, Tafkin Gawo, Alumdawa, Ungwar Mailele and Malamawa villages in Sokoto state.
He added that before the troops arrived, bandits left and abandoned their lairs. Three motorcycles, three AK-47 magazines, and ammunition were found in the robbers’ lairs.
Others include several pairs of police uniforms and radios, as well as various military and international camouflage clothing.
In response to a distress call about their kidnapping activities and the rustling of numerous animals, Katsina State troops from Sector 2 quickly deployed an offensive operation along the abductors’ escape routes at Kore Town in the Batagarawa LGA of Katsina State.
“On sighting troops, bandits fled and abandoned the kidnapped victims and the rustled animals. Also, troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Katsina state successfully rescued 4 persons who were captured from their farmlands by armed bandits along Ungwan Madugu of Dandume LGA of Katsina State.”
“The victims were abandoned by their captors and fled when the troops in conjunction with vigilantes mobilized to the farmland where the kidnapping occurred,” the source said.
According to the source, all rescued victims were successfully handed over to their families while the recovered cattle were handed over to the rightful owners.
