The Nigerian Army says it has recovered about 300 cattle from rustlers in various parts of Zamfara.
This was disclosed by Brig.-Gen. Ginikanwa Nwosu, Commander, 1 Brigade, when he addressed newsmen at the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ centre in Sokoto State on Tuesday.
According to Nwosu, “The recovery was part of the myriad of successes recorded by the military in the fight against cattle rustling, kidnappings and other forms of armed banditry.
“We are going to hand over the recovered cattle to the officials of the Zamfara Government for onward delivery to their owners.
“We are recovering an average of 500 cattle from the rustlers weekly and we will sustain the tempo.”
Nwosu further revealed that the military recently deployed more troops to various parts of Zamfara state to reinforce the fight against cattle rustling, kidnappings and armed banditry.
He added, “Though there are some isolated cases of cattle rustling and kidnappings for ransom, the ugly situation will soon be history.
“We are doing all we could to combat the menace and very soon the situation there will be pacified.”
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