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Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have launched attacks on hideouts of unrepentant bandits in various locations in Zamfara and Katsina states, killing over 100 of them. According to the acting force information officer of Operation Hadarin Daji, Captain Ayobami Oni-Orisan, the attacks were carried out in Anka, Maru, and Bukkuyum in Zamfara as well as in Jibia, Katsina, Channels TV reports. Oni-Orisan said that the attacks were carried out by the military in the areas after the criminals failed to embrace the peace initiatives put forward by the state government of Zamfara. He added that during the raids, not less than 10 persons who had been kidnapped by the bandits were rescued. The attacks were carried out by the military in the areas after the criminals failed to embrace the peace initiatives put forward by the state government of Zamfara (Photo credit: Channels TV) Source: UGC The spokesperson also said that among lethal weapons recovered by troops were a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) tube, 500 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition, 15 AK 47 rifles, one PKM Machine Gun, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) bomb, 11 fully loaded magazines, 600 rustled cows and 23 Motorbikes, 4 General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG).