Suspected bandits went on the rampage during the week, attacking at least three hallowed institutions in the country: the Kogi State House of Assembly Complex; Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State; and the Nigerian Air Force in Zamfara State. In Zamfara State, bandits on Thursday attacked a patrol team of Operation Hadarin Daji, comprising operatives of the Nigerian Air Force and Police Special Forces, in the Bundugu area of the state. He said, “There was no attack on the NAF base in Zamfara State. The army said the bandits and troops engaged in a fierce gun battle during their patrol along Mayanchi-Dogo, Karfe, and Fagantama villages in the state. “Relatedly, troops have neutralised five bandits in another encounter at Bingi village, in the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Source: Punch June 27, 2021 00:00 UTC