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At least three soldiers were reportedly killed in a shootout with armed bandits in Kabasa village of Magami District in Gusau local government area of Zamfara State.

A Catholic Priest of the Diocese of Minna, Rev. Father John Gbakaan Yaji has allegedly been kidnapped and killed by bandits in Tufa village along Lambata-Lapai road Niger State.

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke and 177 Battalion on Wednesday killed two bandits in a raid on their hideout at Angwan Mada in Nasarawa State, defence spokesman, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.

Nigerian military has announced that it killed 17 bandits and wounded several others in a raid carried out in Kaduna. This was disclosed in a statement on Sunday by Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche.

Another worrisome trend is the marriage between rice smugglers and bandits. Rice smugglers who fail to obtain prior clearance from bandits have their rice and valuables confiscated after being forced to take it to their camps.