Troops kill cattle rustlers in Zamfara

Soldiers from 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have killed two notorious cattle rustlers suspected to have killed seven persons in Bungundu localgovernment area of Zamfara State.The Army Director of Public Relations, Col. SaniUsman, said the action was to intensify clearance operations against cattle rustlers and armed bandits in Kaduna and Zamfara States.Usman said the troops also arrested five armedbandits earlier declared wanted by army authorities and recovered arms and ammunitions from them.“The troops also conducted a clearance operation in Kuduru, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State where they arrested five cattle rustlers, recovered arms and ammunitions and then destroyed the armed bandits’ camps,” he stated.