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Nigerian forces kill 30 terrorists in counter-operation against the bandits of Katsina, northwest

The state's commissioner of internal security said that Nigerian security forces have killed at least thirty bandits during coordinated counter-operations conducted in the Faskari District in Katsina State in the northwest.

Nasir Mua’zu said that the joint forces, consisting of police, military and air force, responded simultaneously to attacks by hundreds bandits in the communities of Kadisau Raudama and Sabon Layi on Tuesday evening.

Mua'zu, in a press release, said that after intense clashes the security forces had repelled attackers. Thirty of them were killed as they fled by coordinated air attacks, Mua’zu stated.

He said that five security officials, one civilian and a civilian injured were all killed. A civilian who was being treated for injuries died.

In recent years, gangs of heavily-armed men known as bandits have caused havoc in northwest Nigeria, kidnapping and killing thousands. They also make it dangerous to travel on the road or farm in certain areas.

(source: Reuters)