Troops ‘Eliminate Notorious Bandit Leader Kachallah Buzu, Scores Of Fighters’ In Zamfara

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September 13, 2024

According to a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama, the ambush was highly effective, resulting in the elimination of numerous bandits, including their leader, Buzu.

 

Troops from the Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) have reportedly neutralized Kachallah Buzu, a notorious bandit commander, along with several of his fighters in Mayanchi village, Zamfara State.

 

It was gathered that the operation took place on Thursday during a nighttime raid, where the troops killed the bandits and recovered weapons and motorcycles.

 

According to a counter-insurgency expert in the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama, the ambush was highly effective, resulting in the elimination of numerous bandits, including their leader, Buzu.

 

The operation, which followed a planned ambush, was based on intelligence about the bandits' movements.

 

He added that in addition to the significant loss of lives on the part of the insurgents, the troops seized 30 motorcycles and a substantial cache of weapons.

 

He said the successful operation marks a critical blow to the bandit group's operational capabilities and underscores the ongoing efforts of the Nigerian military to combat terrorism in the region.

 

On Thursday, SaharaReporters reported that a group of terrorists had blocked the busy Gusau-Funtua highway in Zamfara State and abducted an unspecified number of travellers on the road.

 

This was confirmed to SaharaReporters during a telephone conversation with the State Police Command Spokesman, Yezid Abubakar.

 

The police spokesperson said the command had deployed several personnel to the scene of the attack and he was yet to be briefed on the exact number of the people kidnapped by the terrorists.

 

“It is true but we are on top of the matter. Our men have been deployed to the place but they are yet to come back so I don’t know the exact figure of the people that were kidnapped. I will get back to you when I get the information,” the police spokesman told SaharaReporters.