Nigerian Army Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have killed 50 bandits in Kuriya village, Zamfara State.
Army disclosed this on Sunday in a statement signed by the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche.
According to Enenche, the troops with close air support by the Air Component made contact with the bandits at Kuriya village leading to their death, while Four soldiers, sustained injuries.
The statement added that troops deployed at Dunya village of Danmusa LGA of Katsina State while on routine patrol also recovered hundreds of livestock from bandits.
General Enenche said the troops have continued to dominate the theatre of operation with aggressive patrols to deny criminal elements freedom of action until peace is restored to all troubled zones of Nigeria.
