Following the ongoing military operations against bandits, and painstaking human intelligence checks, it has been confirmed that four notorious bandits were neutralized in a valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’ in Igabi Local Government Area.
Confirming the report the State Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan said security reports revealed that the four identified notorious bandits were neutralized via air interdictions when the military engaged the bandits at the location, as part of combined ground and air assaults on identified bandit enclaves.
Aruwan said the notorious bandits neutralized are Alili Bandiro, Dayyabu Bala, Bala Nagwarjo and Sulele Bala
He added that several other bandits were eliminated in the same cycle of air interdictions and ground offensives.
Maikwandaraso is close to Karshi village, and shares boundaries with the infamous Kawara and Malul forests in the same Igabi LGA, which have been identified as the hub of several bandit camps and hideouts.
He said Governor Nasir El-Rufai expressed his satisfaction at the development, and thanked the military for their concerted efforts at ridding the identified areas of armed bandits.
The governor commended the troops and personnel involved in the successful strikes, and encouraged them to sustain the tempo of operations towards a comprehensive sweep of all hideouts.
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