He said the six terrorists were eliminated in the firefight that ensued.
Subsequently, the errand boy was trailed and picked up by plain cloth soldiers and later used to lure two of the bandits’ leaders to a selected ammunition collection point.
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have killed three bandits and rescued 16 people in Kaduna.
In one operation, troops recovered two AK 47 rifles, four AK 47 magazines, five mobile phones, one cutlass, two motorcycles, N20,000 and others.
While fleeing further into the forest, the bandits reportedly left 90 cattle behind.
The troops made contact with the bandits, who withdrew with gunshot wounds under the firepower of the advancing forces.
Mr Aruwan explained that the troops made contact with the bandits at Farin Ruwa and neutralised two of them while others were forced to withdraw under the troops’ superior firepower.
