TROOPS of 33 Brigade, Nigerian Army, on Sunday carried out a fighting patrol at Dutsen Mairama and around Dogon Ruwa settlement within Lame/Burra forest of Toro and Ningi Local Government Areas of Bauchi State where they killed three armed kidnappers and destroyed their camps.
The troops also recovered arms and ammunitions including empty shells.
A statement from the army, which confirmed this said that the troops would continue to carry out such clearance operations in all known hideouts of kidnappers and armed bandits within Bauchi and other states to deny criminal elements freedom of action.