Security forces comprising the military and vigilantes have reportedly neutralised some bandits in Kundu village, along the Zungeru-Tegina road, in Rafi LGA of Niger State.
The operation, which took place on Wednesday morning, caused panic in the Zungeru Wednesday Market as residents fled their homes amid gunfire that lasted several hours.
According to reports, the bandits were crossing in their large numbers from Kundu village to the Akare axis in Wushishi LGA when the military ambushed them.
A military officer who spoke to newsmen on the condition of anonymity, said based on intelligence reports, the soldiers were monitoring the bandits’ movement on their usual route and laid ambush for them, leading to the successes recorded.
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The Niger State Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed (rtd), confirmed the incident, affirming that the success is a stepping stone for better preparations because the terrorists hardly accept defeat.
