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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kaduna State Government on Monday confirmed the killings of five suspected bandits and the recovery of arms and motorcycles<\/p>\n

Samuel Aruwan Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State who confirmed this, in a statement on Monday, said security operatives conducting operations against bandits enclave said troops on patrol made contact with bandits around an identified hideout in Birnin Gwari LGA and were engaged in a gun duel,<\/p>\n

Two bandits were confirmed to have been neutralized from the encounter.<\/p>\n

In another raid on a bandits\u2019 camp around Idasu in Giwa LGA, security forces engaged the criminals and after a gun battle, three of the bandits were confirmed neutralized<\/p>\n

He said, across both locations, two AK47 rifles, one pump action rifle and three motorcycles were recovered from the operations and are in the custody of the military.<\/p>\n

He said, Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai received the reports with satisfaction and thanked the security forces for conducting sharp and effective missions.<\/p>\n

The Governor urged them to sustain their efforts towards dismantling identified criminal enclaves, adding that, clearance operations would be sustained in these and other locations across the state.<\/p>\n

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