ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with other security agencies within the last one week have recorded tremendous success in the fight against cattle rustling, armed banditry and criminality particularly in the north west under the auspices of Operation Sharan Daji.
To this end, the military has recovered 1,304 livestock and arrested 15 suspected cattle rustlers in different parts of the North West.
The Director of Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman who confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday, said that in Kaduna State, the Division’s Internal Security Force (DISFORCE) recovered 108 livestock and killed one armed bandit and recovered one AK-47 Rifle and 30 rounds of 7.62mm (Special) ammunition.
Usman disclosed that in Zamfara State, which is 1 Brigade’s area of operation, the troops recovered 419 livestock, arrested another bandit and recovered a locally made pistol from him.
“In Kano and Katsina States, 3 Brigade was also able to recover 677 livestock, destroyed 10 cattle rustlers and armed bandits camps and recovered four locally made pistols and seven Dane guns.
“The troops also killed four cattle rustlers and arrested 14 other suspects,” he stated.
The Army spokesman noted that the ongoing operations are aimed at completely eradicating the menace of cattle rustling, armed banditry and other criminalities in the north west geo-political region of the country.
