Nigerian forces killed 45 members of an armed criminal gang in an exchange of fire in the north of the country, according to a report by the United Nations, a group of experts and was seen by the French Press Agency on Monday.
The report stated that “armed forces, with the support of hybrid forces and with the support of intelligence, set an ambush for armed gangs” on Friday evening, and that “an exchange for fire resulted in the death of 45 gang members and two soldiers.” This incident falls in the context of a campaign launched by the security forces against armed gangs that the authorities call the “bandits” and rooted in rural areas in Nigeria suffering from poverty and deprivation.
On July 22, the Nigerian forces killed at least 95 members of a gang during clashes and air strikes, according to a field report of experts. The recent violence occurred on Friday in the village of Eburo in the Sheruru area, but the information about it was published on Monday. The report stated that the operation was carried out, based on intelligence reports on an imminent attack inside and in its vicinity.
The Nigerian armed forces did not want any comment, but the official television reported that the intelligence service confirmed the operation. In previous cases, the Nigerian army was quick to announce its gains and exaggerate it at times, but it was relatively silent recently about victories that he had achieved by killing dozens of bandits.
An intelligence source said last week that the army was about to change its approach after realizing that the announcement of its gains remains terrorists and the bandits is aware of its operations. The bandits intend to storm, loot and burn villages and kidnap in exchange for a ransom.
In the state of Zamvara in the northwest of Nigeria, the bandits killed 33 people who kidnapped them in February despite receiving a ransom, according to local officials and residents of Monday.
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