- Several armed bandits terrorising the people have been bombed to death in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state
- Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) traced the bandits to a mountainous area before releasing the bomb on them
- A counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, said The bandits were suspected to be relatives of notorious bandit kingpin, Ado Aliero
Many bandits were reported bombed to death in Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state.Source: OriginalUpon confirming their location, they alerted the Nigerian Air Force, which swiftly deployed air assets to engage the fleeing bandits. Another source said that at least 23 bandits were killed as well as several others injured. The sources said that the troops also recovered a large number of rustled cattle. The military troops tracked the bandits and surrounded them in a mountainous area.
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