By Kingsley Omonobi
ABUJA — A combined force of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force and Police is currently engaged in a fierce gun battle with more than 100 suspected bandits operating around the Zamfara-Kebbi border.
Security sources said the operation involves troops of the Chief of Army Staff Intervention Battalion 3, under 8 Division of the Nigerian Army; the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma; and personnel of the Mobile Police Force.
The sources said the bandits emerged in large numbers from the Sangeko Gap in Zamfara State and were advancing towards Makuku in Kebbi State when intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance assets detected their movement.
According to the sources, the armed group was moving in three separate formations, with the suspected bandits reportedly travelling on motorcycles.
