Residents of the affected area are asked to report injured criminal elements “hibernating around nearby communities to access healthcare services”.
A kidnapped Chinese expatriate and two others were rescued, while the kidnappers abandoned eight of their motorcycles.
The governor has said he will not negotiate with bandits.
The Alpha-jet lost contact with radar in Borno while on an interdiction mission to support ground troops.
The bandits were forced to abandoned their captives following a gun duel.
“The troops opened fire as they (bandits) entered the killing range.”
The information minister provided updates about recent strides of security agencies across the country.
Military reels out its success in another onslaught against bandits in a Northwestern state.
Military and civilian authorities have repeatedly claimed to be making efforts to counter banditry in Kaduna and other parts of the northwest.
