Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity attacked and killed five bandits who attacked Diskuru village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. The operatives rescued three women and their infants abducted by the criminals and arrested two suspected bandits’ collaborators, Samaila Usman and Idi Bello.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. John Enenche disclosing this during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday on the military operations across the country, said a soldier lost his life while rescuing a nursing mother.
He stated, “The period in focus witnessed a decline in criminal activities in the zone. However, within the period under review, troops of Operation Sahel Sanity reacted swiftly to a distress call about bandits who attacked Diskuru village in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
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“The gallant troops engaged the criminals in a fierce firefight forcing them to withdraw in disarray while three bandits were neutralized by the troops as several others escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds.
“During the exploitation phase, two additional bandits’ bodies were discovered along their withdrawal route. Equally, three women and their infants earlier kidnapped by the bandits were rescued. Regrettably, one brave soldier paid the supreme price in an attempt to save one of the rescued nursing mothers in the heat of the encounter.”
Enenche added that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji equally arrested two suspected bandit collaborators at Yarkirya village and Kankara Market in Kankara LGA. He also said the Forward Operating Base Kango patrol team on October 31 arrested two suspected bandits at Kango village in Maru LGA of Zamfara State.
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“Also, within the period in focus, troops of Headquarters Command Army Records Lokoja in conjunction with Defence Intelligence Agency operatives arrested four suspected criminals with three locally-made guns at Auko village along Lokoja- Abuja highway in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State.”, Enenche noted.
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