Troops of Operation Thunder Strike deployed at Rijana, a notorious spot for kidnappers, have killed two armed bandits on Sunday.
The troops, acting on credible intelligence on the movement of some suspected bandits towards Abuja-Kaduna expressway, swiftly mobilized to the scene and laid ambush along the suspected bandit’s route.
“Contact was made and the gallant troops overwhelmed the bandits with superior firepower thereby killing 2 while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
“Also, in the course of the encounter, two locally made guns were recovered.
“Currently, troops have continued to dominate the area with aggressive patrols to deny bandits freedom of action,” the coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen John Enenche said in a statement on Monday.
