Troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army on operations aimed at dealing with the menace of livestock rustling, armed banditry and other forms of criminality have killed an armed bandit, arrested some, cleared camps and recovered livestock in Kaduna and Zamfara States.
According to a release by the acting director of Army Public Relations, Sani Usman Kukasheka, said “troops arrested a notorious cattle rustler named Isah Fulani at Mararrabar Jos, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“Similarly, the troops have also killed the leader of a livestock and armed banditry gang called Guruguru Magaji at Tashar Nakau, Ikara Local Government Area, in a fierce exchange of gun fire yesterday. The troops recovered a Revolver Pistol and 6 locally fabricated 9mm rounds of ammunition from him.”
The statement added that troops at Anchau, Kubau Local Government Area, Kaduna State also arrested two suspected impersonators, Mallam Hamza Hare and Mallam Sani Abdul-Aziz , “who parade themselves as members of a non-existent vigilante group harassing and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public in the area.”