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The Nigerian Army on Saturday morning said that its troops neutralized scores of bandits in a fierce battle, and recovered arms and ammunition.
In a statement on Saturday, Onyema Nwachukwu, Brigadier General, Director of Army Public Relations said, “Troops of 8 Division Nigerian Army (NA), while on a fighting patrol, came under fire of bandits operating along Mayanchi-Dogo Karfe and Fagantama villages in Talata Marafa LGA of Zamfara State.
“In the fierce encounter that ensued, the bandits were overwhelmed by the superior firepower of the troops.
“This led to scores of bandits being neutralized. The troops also recovered one PKT riffle, a large cache of ammunition, and a motorcycle,” the statement said.
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