See what Nigerian troops did to cattle rustlers in Zamfara in a fresh raid (Photos)

– The Nigerian soldiers continued clearance operation of the camps of the cattle ruslters in Zamfara state

– The troops arrest notorious cattle rustlers, recover 209 cows, 1062 goats

The soldiers burnt down the camps of cattle rustlers in Zamfara state.

The troops of the Nigerian army have killed an armed bandit, arrested some, cleared camps and recovered livestock in Kaduna and Zamfara states, Sani Usman, army’s spokesman informed in a statement.

He said that the troops of 1 Division of the military on operations aimed at dealing with the threat of livestock rustling, armed banditry and other forms of criminality “arrested a notorious cattle rustler named Isah Fulani at Mararrabar Jos, Igabi local government area of Kaduna state.

“Similarly, the troops have also killed the leader of a livestock and armed banditry gang called Guruguru Magaji at Tashar Nakau, Ikara local government area, in a fierce exchange of gun fire yesterday. The troops recovered a Revolver Pistol and 6 locally fabricated 9mm rounds of ammunition from him,” Colonel Usman said.

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The Nigerian soldiers recover 209 cows, 1062 goats

According to the statement, the troops at Anchau, Kubau local government area, Kaduna state also arrested two suspected impersonators, Mallam Hamza Hare and Mallam Sani Abdul-Aziz , “who parade themselves as members of a non-existent vigilante group harassing and extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public in the area.”

This came just as President Muhammadu Buhari in Kenya promised to deal with Niger Delta militants the same way he treated Boko Haram terrorists.

Since Buhari’s inauguration on May 29, 2015 Nigeria has been witnessing a lot of problems.

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The Niger Delta militants bomb oil and gas facilities in the oil-rich region while the Fulani herdsmen continue their raids on the villages, killing people and recapturing livestock.

Nigerian soldiers clear the camp of bandits

Nigerian army during the clearance operation in Zamfara state

The documents of the arrested cattle rustler

Notorious cattle rustler arrested by the Nigerian army

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