Troops kill three suspected bandits, recover AK 47 rifle in Kaduna

Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, on Sunday killed three suspected bandits and recovered an AK47 rifle in Kaduna State.

The spokesman of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Lt.-Col Musa Yahaya, who confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday, said the bandits were killed during a clearance operation at Maidaro, Ngade, Ahla, and Rikau villages in Birnin Gwari local government area of the state.

He added several others escaped with gunshot wounds and abandoned one motorcycle.