Troops discover huge amount of money, weapons from rustlers

In a fresh wave of operation by the Nigeria troops in Nigeria’s northern part, the Nigerian army says it has killed several cattle rustlers, destroyed their camps and recovered man livestock. The photos obtained by NAIJ.com showed that the soldiers, who have been impressive with their consecutive defeat of Boko Haram insurgents, also revealed that a huge amount of money was recovered by the Nigerian troops. Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, who made this information available, disclosed that, “Troops of Operation Sharan Daji engaged in anti-cattle rustling, armed banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities in various states of the North-western part of the country, have recorded yet major successes against rustlers, killing several of them, destroyed their camps and recovered many livestock, arms and ammunitions.

“In Zamfara State, the troops killed 4 rustlers, wounded 16, arrested 3 and destroyed 7 of their camps. The troops also recovered 486 livestock, 2 machetes, 3 AK-47 rifles and 4 AK-47 rifle magazines from the criminals. “In Katsina State, the troops killed 5 rustlers, arrested 2 of them and destroyed 5 camps. They also recovered an AK-47 rifle, 4 locally manufactured guns and 12 machetes . The troops also recovered 116 livestock from the rustlers. Unfortunately, one of the soldiers sustained injury and is receiving to treatment.”

In a related development, Usman added that in Kaduna, the troops also recovered 305 livestock, two locally made pistols, three bows and arrows and four machetes. “The troops killed 2 armed rustlers, arrested 7 and destroyed 6 camps belonging to the criminals. “In Kano state’s Doguwa forest, one rustler was killed and the rustlers’ camp destroyed. The troops also recovered 126 cattle, 331 sheep, 10 donkeys and 3 camels from the rustlers. “Deep operations by troops of 1 Division Nigerian Army in conjunction with other security agencies, deployed in the various states are ongoing to flush out kidnappers, cattle rustlers and other armed criminals,” he said. This latest development is preceded by an outstanding whitewash of the insurgents by the Nigerian troops in their recent raids of northeastern Nigeria where Boko Haram kingpins have been repeatedly arrested with many others losing their lives in the process.