{"id":249837,"date":"2023-02-18T13:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T12:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=249837"},"modified":"2023-02-18T13:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T12:01:12","slug":"troops-kill-seven-bandits-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/18\/troops-kill-seven-bandits-in-kaduna\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops kill seven bandits in Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army and Navy have killed seven bandits during clearance operations in the Kasso general area of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State.<\/p>\n<p>The State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, February 17, 2023, said the troops embarked on the operations, and made contact with bandits around Ungwan Rimi village in Kasso, near a river.<\/p>\n<p>Aruwan said, \u201cThe troops promptly engaged and subdued the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/11\/troops-kill-4-bandits-recover-arms-in-kaduna-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> bandits<\/a> after an intense gun duel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeven bandits were confirmed neutralized during the operation, with the high possibility of even more eliminated and injured across the river. The troops recovered five motorcycles, 153 rounds of ammunition, seven magazines, and three mobile phones during the operations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-249844 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/kunlenet07\/2023\/02\/18\/Weapons-of-Kaduna-bandits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/kunlenet07\/2023\/02\/18\/Weapons-of-Kaduna-bandits.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/kunlenet07\/2023\/02\/18\/Weapons-of-Kaduna-bandits-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/kunlenet07\/2023\/02\/18\/Weapons-of-Kaduna-bandits-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Governor Nasir El-Rufai praised the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/09\/nigerian-troops-kill-77-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">troops<\/a> for their doggedness and bravery.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor commends the leadership of Maj-Gen TA Lagbaja, GOC One Division, and Cdre ME Ejumabone, Commandant of Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology, in the successful operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A combined team of troops of the Nigerian Army and Navy have killed seven bandits during clearance operations in the Kasso general area of Chikun LGA, Kaduna State. 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