Security operatives have neutralises 18 bandits, recovering arms and rustled livestocks and foiled attack and mass-kidnap of residents of Gidan Iyado, Kakumi Ward in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, North West Nigeria.i
A statement by the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mua’su, stated, “The operation was intelligence-driven. Acting on credible information about planned mass abduction for ransom by the criminal group, our forces laid ambush using operational assets and engaged the bandits. The criminals were led by one Alhaji Musa Duki, a former school headmaster turned bandit kingpin operating from Mununu Forest in Faskari LGA.
“The security forces recovered one G3 rifle, two AK-47 rifles, 14 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, three motorcycles, two cows and 94 sheep,”
According to the Commissioner, the governor commended the gallantry of the security forces, and assured residents “that a sustained covert operation is ongoing to track and neutralize the kingpin and dismantle his network completely. We will not relent until every forest and hideout is cleared.
“Efforts are ongoing by the Militwry and the DSS to identify other members of the network, locate their hideouts and thwart further kidnapping operations in Bakori, Faskari and neighbouring communities,” he declared.
The Katsina State governor, Dr. Dikko Radda, has lauded the Nigeria Military, Department of State Services (DSS), and vigilantes for stopping scores of bandits from e.
