NIGERIAN TROOPS RAID ARMED BANDITS CAMP IN RIKWA FOREST, ZAMFARA STATE - ARMY

As part of the continuous efforts of making parts of the north western geo-political region of Nigeria free of the menace of cattle rustling, armed banditry and other criminal activities such as kidnapping, today, troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Division Nigerian Army, deployed at Bena, raided and destroyed suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits camps in Zamfara State.

The raided camps were located at a forest in Rikwa village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. 

How Nigerian Troops Clear Armed Bandits Out Of Maru LGA - Col. Usman

In continuation of the concerted efforts of clearing cattle rustlers, armed bandits and kidnappers in the north western geo-political region, troops of 1 Division in conjunction with other security agencies have been making tremendous progress.

It is inline with this that troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade, Nigerian Army embarked on a patrol to Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

According to the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman; During the patrol, the team encountered and engaged notorious armed bandits that have been wrecking havoc on the communities.

TROOPS CLEAR CATTLE RUSTLERS AND ARMED BANDITS OUT OF MARU

In continuation of the efforts of getting rid of the menace of cattle rustling, armed banditry and other criminality in the country generally and in the north west geo-political region, under the auspices of Operation SHARAN DAJI, troops of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police in Zamfara State, have carried out a joint clearance operation in Maru today.

Although most of the targeted suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits have escaped, the joint team recovered substantial quantity of arms and ammunitions in the area.

Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman said it is equally believed some of the criminals escaped with gun shot wounds.

PRESS RELEASE: DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS WARNS MISCHIEF MAKERS

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) hereby warns that it will not condone any unwholesome acts by persons or group seeking to engage in acts that are capable of causing breaking down of law and order in any part of the country.

Citizens are advised to refrain from taking laws into their hands and avoid actions that may cause breach to harmonious co-existence.

Individuals or groups seeking for relevance should follow the due process in accordance with the law of our land and not through acts of brigandage.

TROOPS AVERT BANDITS ATTACK IN ZAMFARA STATE, 18 KILLED

The Nigerian Troops of 223 Battalion, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army have averted another attack on Dansadau town in Zamfara state by suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits yesterday Wednesday 4th May 2016. The troops who were on patrol were alerted by well meaning individuals on seeing the bandits.

Confirming the incident,  Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman who is the Acting Director Army Public Relations said the patrol team laid an ambush for the suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits who came in large numbers on motorcycles fully armed. It was gathered that they were enroute Ruwan Tofa and Babban Doka Villages in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area, Zamfara State to wreck havoc on the hapless innocents of those communities.

War Against Insurgency: Nigerian Troops Destroy Bandits Camps In Kaduna and Zamfara States

The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have intensify clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States, north western Nigeria.

Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman state that within the last four days, they have killed 2 notorious cattle rustlers that were suspected to have killed 7 innocents persons in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

They also arrested 5 declared wanted armed bandits and recovered arms and ammunitions from them and thereafter destroyed their camps.

Islamist terrorists shot at FG panel members in Borno –Akinyemi

A member of the Presidential Committee on the abducted Chibok schoolgirls, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, on Tuesday narrated how members of the committee were attacked by Boko Haram members in Bama, Borno State.

Akinyemi, who is also the deputy chairman of the National Conference, disclosed this while advising delegates to be cautious in their reactions to the explosion that rocked Kano School of Hygiene on Monday.

“We were attacked in Bama by Boko Haram and it took over 30 minutes of heavy fighting between the sect and the armed forces before we were rescued and taken away,” he said.

Troops Stop Planned Boko Haram Strike In Borno, Jonathan Orders Overhaul Of Rugu Forest In Kastina State

Troops stop planned Boko Haram strike in Borno, eliminate 20 of them

The Nigerian Troops in Borno state have stop  a planned Boko Haram attack in some parts of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. 
The Military claims that the twenty members of the Islamist terrorist group lose their live in the encounter. 

President Goodluck Jonathan  has ordered the Nigerian Armed Forces to comb the Rugu Forest and get rid of militants launching deadly attacks in surrounding states.

Updates: Gunmen Attack in Katsina State, 103 Persons Feared Killed in Multiple Attacks

Gunmen, believed to be cattle rustlers, have attacked villages in Katsina State killing about 103 people in the multiple attacks on many of the communities in Faskari Local Government Area of Kastina statte, residents said.

Over 100 armed men on motorcycles on Tuesday and Wednesday evening invaded Kurar Mota, Marabar Maigora, Sabon Layin Galadima, Unguwar Doka, and Maigora, all in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.