Troops kill two infamous bandit leaders, others in Zamfara

Abdullateef Fowewe

Army troops involved in Operation Fansan Yanma, part of the ongoing “Operation Show No Mercy” have killed two notorious bandit leaders, Kachalla Gwammade and Kachalla Shehu, along with four of their fighters in Ruwan Dawa village, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

Intelligence sources spoke with the Security Analyst, Counter Insurgency Expert, Zagazola Malala, noted that the operation was carried out by troops stationed at Hannu Tara camp, along the Magami–Dan Sadau highway, in coordination with local vigilantes.

The sources confirmed that the troops engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle, neutralising six armed criminals and recovering three motorcycles and several firearms.

Kachalla Gwammade, a key terror commander, was known to operate from a base in Chabi village, northeast of Maru LGA.

He was also a relative of the recently killed Kachalla Sani Black, a notorious warlord eliminated in ongoing military operations.

This successful operation comes as part of the intensified efforts to target terrorists in the North West of Zamfara State.