The efforts to disarm cattle rustlers and armed bandits spearheaded by Zamfara State Government and 1 Division Nigerian Army has been yielding fruitful results as more of such persons surrender their arms and other dangerous weapons in Zamfara State.
Over the weekend, ‘Yansakai Vigilante and some repentant cattle rustlers and armed bandits from Kango and Dansadau towns in Maru Local Government Area, Nasarawan Godel in Birnin Magaji Local Government Area, as well as Wunaka town in Gusau Local Government Area, handed over one G3 Riffle, 434 Dane Guns, 69 Locally Made Pistols, 8 Locally Made Revolvers, 39 Locally Made Multi-Barrel Pistols and 36 Locally Made Double-Barrel Rifles.
The weapons were handed over to 233 Battalion of 1 Division Nigerian Army, in the presence of some Zamfara State government officials and representatives of various Security Agencies in the State.
You are please requested to kindly disseminate this information to the public through your medium.
Thank you for your kind cooperation.
Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman
Director of Army Public Relations
