The military officers securing the Kaduna Abuja express road have neutralized nine armed bandits following a firefight late on Monday night into the early hours of Tuesday.

According to the operational feedback the troops acted on intelligence that the bandits where trying to cross over from the Eastern part of the Kaduna Abuja road to the western part of the road with a large herd of cattle.

The herders, whose cattle had been rustling from the Eastern part of the route alerted the military for immediate action.

An ambush was successfully carried out by the troops, as the armed bandits walked into the trap of the military.

As at the time of filing this report, troops are said to be carrying out a vigorous search in the general area.