Troops foil cattle rustling operation, recover 50 in Kaduna

Nigerian troops person recovered 50 rustled cattle aft foiling a cattle rustling cognition successful Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The incidental was contained successful a station shared connected X by information analyst, Zagazola Makama connected Sunday.

According to the post, troops deployed astatine the Forward Operating Base (FOB) successful Kankomi acted connected a distress telephone received astatine astir 9:55 a.m. connected Friday implicit the activities of suspected cattle rustlers successful Ungwan Gontu community.

Security sources quoted by Makama said the troops swiftly moved to the country and laid an ambush for the fleeing suspects.

“The cognition led to a confrontation, forcing the suspected rustlers to wantonness the stolen livestock and fly into the surrounding bush.

“The troops aboriginal recovered 50 rustled cattle, which were identified and handed implicit to their rightful owner,” Makama wrote.

Military sources said information operatives are continuing efforts to way down the fleeing suspects and retrieve immoderate remaining stolen animals.

Troops foil cattle rustling operation, retrieve 50 successful Kaduna