Troops kill 5 bandits, recover arms in Birnin Gwari
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among the eliminated bandits was a notorious bandit from zamfara identified as sani danbuzuwa1 the troops of 1 division nigerian army kaduna on thursday said it had eliminated five bandit and recover arms in birnin gawri local government areas in kaduna state1 dole said the troops of the division under operation whirl punch responded to a distress call about an armed robbery along birnin gwarifuntua road1 while on pursuit of the armed robbers they were ambushed by suspected bandits. however they fought their way and overpowered the bandits who hastily withdrew into kwuyambana forest in zamfara state1 he said during the pursuit of the bandits in the forest the bodies of five bandits were found1 the deputy director army public relations 1 divisions nigerian army col. muhammad dole made the disclosure in a press statement in kaduna1 regrettably we lost one soldier and two were injured. the wounded soldiers were evacuated and they are responding to treatment at the military hospital in kaduna1 after thorough searched of the ambush area the following items were recovered 1 x ak47 rifle 3 magazines 87 rounds of 7.62mm special 1 g3 rifle 4 magazines 61 rounds of 7.62mm nato1 he also disclosed that a wanted kidnapper and expert in negotiations for ransom called yinusa suleiman from sambuwa village was apprehended by troops on aug. 141 he is currently assisting the security operatives in further investigations he said1 dole restated the troops commitment to ensuring security and safe passage to all commuters along highways of kadunaabuja and kadunabirnin gwari roads as well as the adjoining towns and villages1