Repentant bandits surrender arms in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Government has received a large cache of arms and ammunitions willingly surrendered by repentant bandits.

Governor Bello Matawale of Zamfara state who inspected the arms
at the headquarters of Operation Hadarin Daji in Gusau, the Zamfara
state capital, promised to distribute 200 Hilux vehicles and 190
motorcycles to security operatives in the state to boost the ongoing
fight against banditry in some parts of the state.

Among the surrendered weapons include 1 General Purpose Machine Gun
(GPMG), 3 Fabrique Nationale (FN) rifles and 1 AK-47 rifle while troops
captured a total of 14 AK 47 rifles and 10,000 rounds of 7.62mm
(Special) Ammunition.