In furtherance of the battle to get rid of the North West of armed bandits, the military said on Wednesday that four soldiers were killed while 21 armed bandits met their Waterloo during a firefight confrontation at the notorious Zurmi forest in Zamfara state.
Major General John Enenche, Coordinator, Defence Media Operations while giving details said, “Gallant troops of Operation Hadarin Daji engaged a large number of bandits on 20 April 2020 at Zurmi in Zurumi LGA of Zamfara State.
“After a fierce encounter, twenty-one (21) bandits were neutralized and Four (4) of our troops paid the supreme price.