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.
