Six bandits were on Friday eliminated in a gunfight while several arms and ammunitions were recovered during a raid on bandit/terrorist hideout by Special Forces of Defence headquarters and troops of Operation Forest Sanity.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that the covert operation was at bandit’s enclaves at Maidaro village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State
Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Musa Danmadami who made this known said the enclaves were destroyed.
According to him, “On Friday 9 June 2023, troops of Operation Forest Sanity in conjunction with the Defence Headquarters Special Forces conducted a covert operation to bandits enclaves at Maidaro village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and made contact with terrorists.
“In an ensued fire fight, troops neutralized six (6) terrorists and recovered five (5) AK 47 rifles, One Hundred and Ninety Two (192) rounds of 7.62 by 39 mm Special ammunitions.
Also recovered wereSeventy-Fourr (74) rounds of 7.62 by 54mm Special, Nine (9) AK 47 rifle magazines, three (3) IEDs, three (3) Baofeng radios, One (1) PKM, three (3) motorcycles amongst other sundry items.
“The military high command commends troops of Operation Forest Sanity and encourages the general public to avail troops with credible and timely information on terrorist and all criminal activities within their area.”
In a related development the
Force Commander, Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Major General Gold Chibuisi has said that no Lake Chad Island will be left for terrorists to operate from, expressing his determination to flush out all remnants of the criminal elements.
He stated this during an operational visit to Blangoua in Cameroon, Bagasola and Bibi in Chad Republic which are sectors 1 and 2 respectively on Friday 9 June 2023.
Major Gen Chibuisi made it clear that the purpose of the visit was to assess the nautical capacity of MNJTF urging the troops to remain steadfast in their support of the operation to consolidate recent gains recorded during Operation Lake Sanity.
Gen Chibuisi encouraged troops to consolidate on the gains recorded and ensure that no Lake Chad Island is left for terrorists to operate.
“The operational visit to Cameroon and Chad is coming a day after a similar visit to Mallam-Fatori in Nigeria, Diffa and Bosso in Niger Republic which is in line with ongoing efforts to defeat terrorism and insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin.