The troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, OPHD, a military component, have killed seven terrorists their in during a gun battle, recovered weapons and other logistics in Mango Sabuwal in Wanaka district of Gusau, Zamfara State.
The operatives of the OPHD made this disclosure shortly after the troops intensified onslaught on the bandits in their enclaves, noting that the military had prepared to prevent continuous attacks on innocent citizens of the State.
“We are on top of the issue and are defeating the ravaging bandits, just now we neutralized seven of them who attempted to attack us in the forest”, one of the operatives, identified as John added.
He said the terrorists in their large number attempted to attack the troops at Kango Sabuwal village, but the gallant troops of the OPHD deployed at Forward Operating Base Wanke organized an ambush operation and successfully neutralized seven armed bandits in the late hours of 24 July 2023.
“Shortly after the encounter, the troops proceeded in pursuit of other fleeing bandits, in the process we recovered one machine gun, ammunitions and six motorcycles from the armed bandits,” he added.
The Commander of Operation Daji, Major General Mutkut has lauded the troops for their resilience, gallantry and act of bravery in dealing with the bandits.
