Nigeria: Sokoto Attack - Army Begins Special Operation

The Nigerian Army has launched a joint security operation to clear bandits terrorising Gandi and Tabanni villages in Rabbah Local Government area of Sokoto State.

A statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Sokoto signed by the spokesman of 1 Division, Nigeria Army Sokoto, Clement Abiade, a major, said the operation followed the July 9 attack by bandits in which scores of villagers were killed.

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