“After an intense exchange, the superior firepower of the troops forced the criminals to flee in disarray.”
The ban applies to the use of motorcycles for both commercial and personal purposes.
Mr Aruwan described 2021 as the year he fought so many battles.
More than 20 persons were killed and property worth millions of naira destroyed in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The ban was imposed in September when security agencies and telecoms regulator NCC said blocking signals across the state could help frustrate bandits’ activities.
“In the first mission, fighter jets attacked the bandit camps in Kauwuri general area…. A helicopter gunship then followed for a close mop-up with rockets and cannons.”
Governor Samuel Ortom, however, said that his government had a payment agreement with the leadership of the pensioners.
A security report by the Kaduna state notes that 343 persons were killed and 830 abducted by bandits between July and September.
Bandits have killed at least 12 people in Kaduna.
“Security agencies have reported to the Kaduna state government the killing of, pastor of ECWA Church, Kibori-Asha Awuce, in Zangon Kataf LGA, by assailants.”
