The renewed onslaught against armed bandits in Zamfara state by the military under Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) has scattered and disorganized the terror groups who are now scampering for a way out.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) troops of the OPHD had in the last one week killed nothing less than 40 bandits across bushes and villages of the two local government areas of Bungudu and Maru.
The troops while using air power from fighter jets and helicopters of the Nigerian Airforce component cleared large parts of Koli, Tungar-Mata, Dadinkowa and Jankura villages in Bagega District of Anka local government as well as in Nasarawa area of Gusau local government.
A source close to the military operations confirmed to NAN that about 1,000 cows and over 500 sheep were intercepted at one location alone when the bandits tried to use the thickness of Buzaye bushes to cross to Zaria in Kaduna state but ran away on citing the troops.
The source who spoke on condition of anonymity also said many kidnap victims including the recently kidnapped village head of Wuya in Gummi local government were rescued while several weapons including AK47, G3 rifles and an unspecified number of magazines, ammunition and money as well as some motorcycles and drugs were abandoned by the surviving criminals.
"At the moment, troops are spread around the areas of operation to track down those who escaped with bullet wounds so that they would be handed over to the relevant authorities along with those arrested. Meanwhile, operations will continue against the recalcitrant bandits."
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