Military strikes bandit camps in Zamfara, killing dozens of them while recovering AK-47 firearms

Some armed bandits have been neutralized in the Shinkafi Local Government Area of Zamfara State by members of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadarin Daji, a military unit operating in the state.

On Thursday, the troops fought the bandits in fierce firefights. They noted that all bandits’ camps in the Shinkafi council-controlled villages of Danbokolo, Malam Ila, Malam Sale, Kagara, Gangara, Fakai, and Manawa had been attacked.

A senior military source who requested anonymity said that throughout the operations, there were intense fire engagements with the armed bandits; some of them were neutralized while others fled with bullet wounds to the highlands next to Fakai Village.

He added that the criminals had been captured with advanced weapons and military camouflage.

Several bandits have already fled Zamfara State as a result of the severity of military operations and aerial bombardment surrounding all known bandit hideouts, he added. The operation will continue until all bandits have been expelled from the state.

He added that the soldiers also found two pairs of military camouflage clothes, three AK-47 weapons, two magazines, and two locally produced firearms during the operations. Additionally burned was a terrorists’ motorcycle.