Police repel Bandits attack in Kaduna

The Kaduna Police Command have repelled some bandits attack along the Buruku- Birnin Gwari road, around Ungwan Yako forest. saving 15 people from abduction.

This was revealed in a statement by the spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, Mohammed Jalige,  who said that the bandits in large numbers carried dangerous weapons and blocked two vehicles with 15 occupants, attempting to abduct them before the Police Intervened.

Jalinge noted that the Police intervention forced the bandits to retreat and flee into the forest with bullet wounds, abandoning their victims.

On the 8th April, 2021 at about 1525hrs unknown gunmen suspected to be bandits in large number bearing dangerous weapons blocked Buruku Birnin Gwari road around Unguwan Yako forest in an attempt to kidnap the occupants of two (2) Volkswagen vehicles. One with Reg. No. AE 355 EDE while the other unregistered. A swift response by the Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command forced the marauding Bandits to retreat and flee into the forest with bullet wounds abandoning their victims.

The Operatives, however, search the entire area and successfully rescued Fifteen (15) victims, the statement read in part.

Also, in another development, police operatives have recovered 32 rustled cows from bandits in Kajuru Local Government Area.

The bandits were intercepted around Dutsin Gaya Village of Kajuru LGA as they were moving large herds of cattle.

Jalinge who disclosed this said the police were engaged in a fierce gun battle with the bandits, which forced the bandits to take to their heels with bullet wounds while the Operatives recovered the rustled cows.

On the 8th April, 2021 at about 0500hrs the Command received an intelligence report through DPO Kasuwan Magani stating that some armed bandits were sighted around Dutsin Gaya Village of Kajuru LGA moving large herds of cattle strongly suspected to be have been rustled.

The Command on getting the information, as usual Operatives were mobilized to the area, engaged the bandits in fierce gun battle which forced the bandits to take to their heels with bullet wounds while the Operatives recovered Thirty-Two (32) rustled cows, jalinge said.

He however noted that the Kaduna Police Command wishes to assure the general public of its relentless effort in securing public space and to create an enabling environment for legitimate business to thrive in the state.