A suspected bandit has been killed according to the Katsina State Police Command, in Ketare Ward, Kankara Local Government Area (LGA).
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who made this announcement in Katsina on Tuesday, said one AK-47 rifle was also discovered.
According to the police spokesman, the incident occurred on Tuesday in Bulunkuza village in Tudun Wada Ward, Kankara LGA.
“Information was received at the Kankara Divisional Police Headquarters that bandit in their numbers, wielding dangerous weapons, attacked Gidan Dan Ali village in Kankara LGA.
“Upon receipt of the report, promptly, the DPO Kankara Divisional Headquarters, CSP Iliyasu Ibrahim, mobilised a team of police operatives, members of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC), and vigilance group members to the scene.
“The team successfully tracked the assailants down to Bulunkuza village, where they gallantly engaged them in a fierce gun duel, forcing the criminals to abandon their plan and flee the scene.
“During the course of scanning the scene, the body of one neutralised suspected bandit and one AK-47 rifle were recovered,” Sadiq-Aliyu stated.
According to him, the state’s commissioner of police, Mr. Aliyu Abubakar-Musa, appreciated the operatives for their remarkable bravery and professionalism.
He also said that the commissioner asked the public to continue providing the command with timely information about any suspected criminal activity so that prompt and decisive action can be taken. (NAN)
