Zamfara: Troops foil bandit attack, rescue five victims

Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA person successfully repelled a bandit onslaught connected commuters and rescued 5 victims on the Sabon Gida–Anguwan Rogo axis successful Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

This was contained successful a station shared connected Tuesday by information expert and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama via his X handle.
Security sources said the incidental occurred astatine astir 8:25 p.m. connected March 29 erstwhile troops of 1 Brigade Counter-Terrorism Unit 2, deployed astatine Forward Operating Base Sabon Garin, responded to reports of the attack.

According to the sources, the troops engaged the bandits successful a firefight, forcing them to retreat and abandoning 5 victims, including 1 who sustained gunshot wounds.

The sources added that the troops recovered the corpse of 1 unfortunate astatine the scene, which was subsequently handed implicit to relatives.

The injured unfortunate was evacuated to a aesculapian installation for treatment.

Troops person maintained a heightened beingness successful the country to forestall further attacks and guarantee the information of residents.

Zamfara: Troops foil bandit attack, rescue 5 victims