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Troops of the Nigerian military have neutralized four notorious bandits in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State.

The success follows the ongoing military operations against armed bandits, and human intelligence checks carried out by the troops in a valley popularly known as 'Maikwandaraso' in Igabi area of the state.

According to the state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, SAMUEL ARUWAN, the four bandits were neutralized through air interdictions, when the military engaged them at the location, as part of combined ground and air assaults on identified bandit enclaves.

ARUWAN gave the names of the neutralized bandits as, ALILI BANDIRO, DAYYABU BALABALA NAGWARJO and SULELE BALA.

He said several other bandits were also eliminated in the same cycle of air interdictions and ground offensives.

Maikwandaraso is close to Karshi village, and shares boundaries with the infamous Kawara and Malul forests in the same Igabi LGA, which have been identified as the hub of several armed bandit camps and hideouts.

The Federal Government has been advised to forget infrastructural development and divert all necessary funding to the security forces to secure peace in the country.

A former Head of State, General ABDULSALAM ABUBAKAR, gave this advice when the Senate President, AHMED LAWAL, paid him a visit at his residence in Niger state.

According to ABDULSALAM, if there is no peace, there cannot be a country as he stressed the need for government to stop every unnecessary development across the country and focus on security.

ABDULSALAM further prayed that those making life difficult for Nigerians would look at reasons why they need to give peace a chance.

The Senate President on his part appreciated the advice of the elder statesman saying that the courage, resolve and determination of Nigerians would help the nation surmount its current challenges.