Bandits Capture Nigerian Military Base In Zamfara, Kill 12 Officers

Armed bandits have overrun a Nigerian navy base in Zamfara, Peoples Gazette has learnt, marking a significant setback within the marketing campaign to curb violent crimes throughout the state.

The bandits struck a ahead working base in Mutumji, Dansadau, about 80 kilometres south of the capital Gusau, at about 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, The Gazette learnt from navy sources.

Officers instantly confirmed 12 fatalities, comprising 9 Nigerian Air Drive officers, two cops and one Nigerian Military soldier. It was not instantly clear the extent of fireside that the troopers returned to forestall the bottom from being sacked.

All slain personnel had been evacuated to Yerima Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau and the three wounded have been receiving therapies at a brigade medical facility, officers stated.

The attackers additionally seized weapons from the killed service members and set ablaze different gear within the facility.

The variety of safety forces manning the bottom was not instantly clear. The bottom has served as a vital level operation for logistics and reconnaissance efforts to rout out bandits working between the jap flank of Zamfara and western Katsina.

Final month, the criminals shut down a Nigerian Air Drive jet, forcing the pilot to eject earlier than the fighter went up in flames because it hit the forest.

Over the weekend, presidential spokesman Femi Adesina stated the bandits had been pleading for mercy after President Muhammadu Buhari ordered a large-scale navy effort throughout the troubled North-West.

Telecom alerts have already been shut down throughout Zamfara, with regulators saying the demand got here from the navy who needed to barricade the bandits in a forest earlier than eliminating them.

The Nigerian Military and the Nigerian Air Drive didn’t return separate requests looking for feedback concerning the growth from The Gazette on Sunday evening.