Troops of Operation SAHEL SANITY have killed five bandits and rescued four women, including nursing mothers, and their children after they responded to distress call from Diskuru village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina state.
Several bandits also escaped with gunshot injuries in the incident that occurred on 29 October 2020.
Acting Director Defence Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Benard Onyeuku said in a statement that a soldier paid the supreme price in an attempt to save one of the rescued nursing mothers in the heat of the encounter.
“Also on 27 October 2020, troops deployed at Dan Ali village acting on reliable Information arrested 2 suspected bandits collaborators namely Samaila Usman and Idi Bello. Suspects are in own custody undergoing interrogations before handing them over to appropriate prosecuting authorities, “he said.
