Dare Babalola
Kebbi State Police Command has recorded a significant breakthrough, neutralising one suspected bandit and arresting three others in coordinated operations in Maiyama and Shanga Local Government Areas.
This information was disclosed by CSP Nafiu Abubakar, Public Relations Officer of the Command, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
The operations were in response to two separate attacks carried out by armed bandits on the residents of Botoro Gadi and Kwari communities.
The statement said, “Eight armed men invaded the residence of one Alhaji Sani in Botoro Gadi, Mungadi area of Maiyama LGA, abducting two residents identified as Muhafi Sani and Shamsiya Aliyu.”
Abubakar said upon receiving a distress call, the Divisional Police Officer in Maiyama led a combined team of police operatives and local vigilantes who pursued the attackers and engaged them in a gun battle.
“As a result, one of the suspected kidnappers was killed, while his dane gun and one empty cartridge shell were recovered,” the statement added.
The police spokesperson also revealed that another gang of bandits attacked Kwari village in the Giron Masa area of Shanga LGA, where two residents, identified as Suleiman and Yunwa Suleiman, were abducted.
“He said the Divisional Police Officer in Shanga, working with army personnel and vigilantes, quickly mobilised and confronted the attackers. During the encounter, the kidnappers abandoned their victims and fled into the forest with fatal gunshot injuries,” he stated.
In a related operation, police officers arrested one Musa Muhammad at Takware village in Shanga for unlawful possession of ammunition. Recovered from him were three rounds of live ammunition and 20 empty shells of 7.62×39mm calibre.
Abubakar confirmed that all rescued victims have been medically examined and reunited with their families. He assured residents that the Command remains resolute in its efforts to rid Kebbi State of criminal elements and ensure the safety of lives and property.
In October, the command neutralised three suspected Lakurawa bandits during a fierce gun battle in Dandi Local Government Area. The incident occurred when a gang of suspected bandits stormed Gorun Yamma village.
