One Killed as Police and Bandits Clash in Katsina

The Men of the State Command of the Nigerian Police Force killed one of the bandits terrorizing Katsina State.

The incident took place on Tuesday,9th of March 2021 in the Safana Local Government Area of the State, The police confronted the bandits with guns.

The report had that, the policemen attached to the Safana, ran into five members of Bandit, while on routine patrol at 12:30 pm yesterday, which leads to exchanging of fires.

However, the police were said to have recovered AK 47 during the gun duel which happened along the Runka-Baure axis of the local government area.

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Moreover, Gambo Isah, the police spokesman of the state, on Wednesday, confirmed the development of the incident in his statement.

“On Tuesday, 9/03/2021 at about 12:30hrs, the Police patrol team attached to Safana Division while on routine patrol along Runka to Baure axis, exactly after Garin Tambari before reaching Illela Village had an encounter with bandits numbering about five, armed with AK-47 rifles.

“The team engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel as a result of which one of the bandits was neutralised and his AK-47 rifle with 2 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered. An investigation is ongoing.”

Also, he confirmed the arrest of one alleged to be a bandit and a member of a notorious kidnap gang identified as Lawal Umar, Isah revealed that the criminal confessed to having participated in the kidnap of the village head of Radda in Charanchi Local Government Area.

Lawal Umar gangs were earlier alleged to have shot and killed a 60-year-old younger brother of the village head, one Aminu Umar.