Nigerian army pushes back armed 'bandits' in the northwest, restoring calm & rebuildin

The Nigerian Military says it's killed thousands of armed fighters who it accused of killing and kidnapping people for ransom. Locals call them 'bandits'. Commanders say that in the past year, they've freed 7,000 kidnapping victims. Al Jazeera’s Ahmed Idris has been given special access to the military's operations. He reports from Mayanchi in Zamfara state. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Nigeria #NigeriaBandits #NorthwestNigeria #NigeriaKidnappings #NigerianArmy #Zamfara #AlJazeeraEnglish