Mr Zubair noted that the arrested suspect attempted to move freely within communities pretending to be a beggar.
Post-strike assessment confirmed the total destruction of the target and the neutralisation of several bandits, said NAF.
Mr Akinsiju said that in August 2025, Nigeria sealed a $346 million deal for over 1,000 MK-82 bombs and 5,000 APKWS rounds.
He urged the public to continue reporting suspicious activities and crimes to the nearest police station.
“The suspects were arrested along Magama cemetery in possession of two rams, one sheep, and a goat, suspected to have been rustled,” the police said.
“The patrol team encountered armed robbers and suspected cattle rustlers who had blocked the road with logs of wood and stones,” the police spokesperson said.
Mr Yahaya said during the operation, one bandit was killed and others escaped with gunshot wounds.
The team also arrested five other suspected bandits believed to be members of the same gang.
The students were kidnapped from their off-campus residence in Angwan Kare area of Keffi town at about 10:30 p.m. on Monday.
Police operatives in Zamfara said it had killed a bandit and arrested six suspects for banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling.
