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the police command in kaduna state says its operatives have killed suspected bandits and recovered an ak-forty seven rifle and bike on saturday in kaduna country.
the command’s spokesperson mohammed jalige, disclosed this in a statement on sunday in kaduna.
mr jalige, a deputy superintendent of police, said the sustained onslaught on banditry yielded a advantageous result with bandits neutralised, ak-47 rifle and a motorcycle recovered.
consistent with him, a document changed into acquired via the dpo kidandan on saturday at about 08:00 hrs that some armed bandits had abducted an unspecified range of farmers running on their farms at timburku village, galadimawa ward of giwa nearby government area.
he said the commissioner of police, yekini ayoku, at once directed the mobilisation of the nearby detachment of police operation restore peace hitherto codenamed as operation puff adder ii to the location.
“in the hot engagement that ensued with the armed hoodlums, the expert group of police men prevailed with their advanced fire energy.”
he said this caused the neutralisation of two of the bandits, recovery of 1 ak-forty seven rifle loaded with rounds of live ammunition, one motorbike and a machete even as the victims (farmers) were rescued unhurt.
“it’s miles germane to reiterate that this operational breakthrough could not were finished with out the timely record/ information by way of the citizens and of direction quick response from the police.
“the commissioner of police, another time, enjoins the overall public to always confide inside the police and different sister security corporations to promptly document any misery state of affairs as he assures them of speedy and powerful reaction,” he stated.
mr jalige said an research into the incident had because been instituted while surveillance and patrol have been on high tools to prevent any similarly incident as normalcy became restored within the affected vicinity.
the spokesperson enjoined the public to offer facts on any individual or organization found nursing bullet wounds.
