The Nigerian Army’s troops have defeated six bandits and retrieved weapons and ammunition in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area.

The personnel of Sector 4 Operation Whirl Punch and 198 Special Forces Battalion conducted the special operations in Birnin Gwari LGA in response to precise intelligence on terrorist activities in the area, according to an operational feedback, according to Samuel Aruwan, the overseeing Commissioner of the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, who verified this in a statement.

According to the report, the troops effectively cleared hotspots at the villages of Maidaro, Ngade Alha, Dogon Dawa, Damari, Saulawa, Farin Ruwa, Maganda, Sabon Layi, and Kampanin Doka to start their operation.

“The army quickly neutralised two of the bandits during the engagement after making touch with them upon landing in Saulawa. Recovered items included a Baofeng radio set and one motorbike.

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“At Farin Ruwa, the troops established additional contact with bandits. In the ensuing firefight, four enemy fighters were neutralised.” The declaration stated

After the troops cleared the area, twenty-two rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammunition, fifty-one rounds of 7.62 special ammunition, one motorcycle, two AK47 weapons, six AK47 magazines and one FN rifle magazine were found.

The troops, under the leadership of Major General MLD Saraso, the General Officer Commanding of the Nigerian Army’s One Division, and Force Commander of Operation Whirl Punch, were commended by Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani for yet another outstanding performance and significant advancement in the fight against banditry in the flashpoint area.

The Governor praised the outcome, calling it yet another example of the effectiveness of effective coordination and teamwork that the government and the armed forces have supported.

He exhorted the soldiers to keep pushing forward, relentlessly, towards the centre of the bandits’ encampments.