Nigerian forces foil bandits attack, 2 killed

KADUNA, Nigeria (The Informant247) – Nigerian forces foiled an attack on locals in Kaduna state, killing two bandits, in a gun battle that lasted several hours in the northern city.

This followed a spate of attacks in the past days, which authorities blamed on armed gangs.

The troops, responding quickly to credible intelligence, set up an ambush position along the Kaduna-Zaria road in Kaduna, killing two bandits in the process, Kaduna internal security commissioner Samuel Aruwan said in a statement on Wednesday.

“On entering the area, the bandits sprang the ambush and came under intense fire as they were repelled by the troops. Two of the criminals were thus neutralized,” he said.

Aruwan said the State Government received the feedback that many of the bandits escaped with gunshot wounds and praised the troops for their swiftness in responding to intelligence reports.