This was confirmed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by the Public Relations Officers of the operation, Lt. Oni Orisun in Gusau on Thursday. He said that the troops moved against the bandits after they failed to embrace the 24-hour ultimatum issued by the Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Jide Ogunlade for them to surrender and embrace peace. “The Force Commander was clear and did not mince words when he said the operation will land heavily on them after the expiration of the ultimatum. “The Moriki general area was professionally cordoned and offered no escape route which led to the bandits returning fire against our operatives. Ogunlade had expressed disappointment in the failure of the bandits to accept amnesty offered in May by Gov.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 21:22 UTC