The suspects abandoned their car on sighting the police and fled into the forest.
Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadin Kai killed six Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists, who attempted to infiltrate Dikwa in Borno.
Those arrested include 14 armed robbery suspects, 143 thugs, kidnappers, fraudsters, car thieves, bandits’ supplier, and a cattle rustler.
According to the police, there is a manhunt for the fleeing bandits.
The police commissioner said that the suspects were apprehended in collaboration with the professional hunters.
“To interpret such a temporary stay as a form of ‘land grab’ by the Fulani herdsmen is completely incorrect.”
A herdsman has “no option than to defend himself because the society and the government are not protecting him.”
Two soldiers were confirmed injured in the fiery exchange, with many terrorists suspected to have escaped with gunshot wounds.
Mr. Amosun frittered away vast public resources while in office — buoyed by the same confidence in weak institutions that allowed him to get away with brazen arms smuggling.
