WorldStage Newsonline– Nigeria’s Military has said that troops of Operation Thunder Strike eliminated two bandits, while others escaped with gun shots along Abuja- Kaduna Express Road.
The Coordinator Defence Media Operations Major General John Enenche who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said this was in continuation of aggressive clearance operation to stamp out banditry and other sundry crimes in the country.
According to him, the troops recorded tremendous successes against armed bandits on Sunday 4 October 2020.
He said, the Troops deployed at Rijana acting on credible intelligence on the movement of some suspected bandits towards Abuja-Kaduna expressway, swiftly mobilized to the scene and laid ambush along the suspected bandit’s route.
” Contact was made and the gallant troops overwhelmed the bandits with superior firepower thereby killing 2 while others escaped with gunshots wounds. Also, in the course of the encounter, 2 locally made guns were recovered. Currently, troops have continued to dominate the area with aggressive patrols to deny bandits freedom of action.”
