Cattle Rustlers in Kaduna and Zamfara States Finished Off by Nigerian Troops

The leadership of the Nigerian army has released an official statement on its recent clampdown on cattle rustlers and other miscreants in the northern part of Nigeria.

One of the killed cattle rustlers

Read the press statement below signed by Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka:

The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army have intensify clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States, north western Nigeria.

Within the last four days, they have killed 2 notorious cattle rustlers that were suspected to have killed 7 innocents persons in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
They also arrested 5 declared wanted armed bandits and recovered arms and ammunitions from them and thereafter destroyed their camps.

The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State in which they arrested 5 cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandits camps.

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