Mr Hassan said that the suspects had partaken in several kidnappings in the North-West zone of the country.
He said the police, Abraka (Delta), vigilantes and a hunters group raided the hideout of the kidnap gang following credible information received by the police.
The Maru LGA is one of the hotbeds of terrorism and banditry in Zamfara.
The army spokesman said the troops in another operation in Zamfara foiled the abduction of three persons by violent extremists.
The Nigeria Army says its troops killed three bandits and recovered weapons in Kaduna.
The police command in Enugu says it foiled a kidnap and killed two kidnap suspects at the Ogbeke-Nike axis of Ugwogo-Nike-OpirNsukka Road.
According to the prosecutor, other members of the gang are still at large.
Mr Sa’ad said that an AK-47 rifle and a mobile phone were recovered from the deceased as exhibits while the corpse would be deposited at the morgue.
“In Kano state, two suspects were arrested while recovered items were a pistol, 11 mobile phones, two hand grenades and one fully charged AK-47 magazine.”
Commissioner of Police in the state, Muhammed Bunu, told a news conference in Gusau on Tuesday that Mr Naibi had been taken to the General Hospital at Talata Mafara, also in the state.
