“The Police Joint Operation Team at about 1600hrs, November 29, 2018, repelled ambush attacks from armed bandits at Mahanga Forest in Birnin Mogaji LGA of Zamfara State and in the process killed one hundred and four (104) bandits, destroyed over fifty (50) bandits hideouts in three (3) camps, recovered over five hundred (500) cattle and seventy-nine (79) sheep from the bandits.”

Moshood, however, said a policeman lost his life during the operation and the police team has since restored normalcy and peace in the affected areas. Force spokesman, Acting DCP, Jimoh Moshood stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday, adding that 50 hideouts in three camps belonging to the bandits were also destroyed. Moshood also stated that over 500 cattle and 79 Sheep were also recovered from the bandits, adding that a policeman was killed during the operation. “Consequent on the ambush attacks on the Police Joint Team which were successfully repelled by the police team, the Inspector General of Police yesterday, November 29, 2018, deployed DIG Department of Operations to Zamfara State, to be the overall commander of the Police Joint Intervention Force and add new impetus to the operations,” Moshood added. He said that since arrival, the team has arrested more than 85 suspects, recovered 27 AK-47 rifles and 52 locally fabricated rifles and other dangerous weapons, 269 cattle, 109 sheep already handed over to their owners.
Nigerian police killed 104 cattle thieves in operations in the north-western state of Zamfara.