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Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in collaboration with community protection guard have reportedly eliminated Aminu Dogo, a bandit kingpin, and several fighters in Tsafe LGA of Zamfara state.

An Intelligence source told Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency expert in the Lake Chad region, that the operation was carried out on May 1.

The source said 50 livestock stolen by the bandits were recovered by the troops.

He said in the same vein, the troops repelled two simultaneous attacks at Gidan Dan-kande and Malam Nadaraga house in Tsafe LGA, where they engaged top bandit kingpins like Kachallah Hassan Nabamamu, Kachallah Mal tukur and Kachallah baldu.

He added that on April 30 and May 1, the troops in collaboration with the special police unit and Askarawan Zamfara conducted series of operations on bandits enclaves around Yandoto, Fegin Baza, Dan Marke and Gidan Dawa in Tsafe LGA.

The source said during the advanced patrol, troops engaged the bandits in a gun duel.

The troops reportedly succeeded in dislodging the bandits and eliminated several of their fighters.

“During the Operation, the team intercepted another large number of bandits behind SETRACO Company along Tsafe-Gusau road in Tsafe. The team succeeded in neutralising several of the bandits while others fled in disarray,” the source said.

Several abducted persons held hostage by the bandits were said to have been rescued, with the team mobilised to Ba’a Wata Ba area recovering some items abandoned by the fleeing bandits.

In a separate operation, four members of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) Yansakai were killed while combating the bandits in Tsafe LGA.

The source said recent operations were evidence of the army’s efforts to speedily eliminate the insurgents in Zamfara, Sokoto, Katsina and other parts of the north-west.

He said the troops have in the past weeks been conducting well coordinated land and air offensives, which have resulted in the elimination of scores of bandits and their commanders.