Three Bandits Terrorizing the Kankara Axis in Katsina State Have Been Killed By Police.

Three infamous armed bandits who terrorized the Kankara axis of Katsina State have been slain by police operatives in the state.

Three others, including two who killed a wealthy man, Alh. Ibrahim Kwatahi of Jar-Gaba village in the Bakori area of the state, were also apprehended.

SP Gambo Isah, the police spokesperson, stated this when presenting the suspects to the media in the state on Monday.

SP Isah stated his forces engaged the robbers in a gunfight in the early hours of Monday morning, killing three prominent criminals.

"At about 04:00 hrs on Monday, DPO at Kankara led a team of police officers to Mararabar-Gurbi, a notorious cattle path utilized by bandits, where criminals armed with modern weaponry are passing with rustled domestic animals, based on valid intelligence."

"Fortunately, the hoodlums were apprehended, and when they saw the cops, they engaged them in a gunfight. Three (3) bandits were neutralized as a result, while others retreated into the forest, maybe with bullet wounds.

"One (1) AK 49 assault rifle, one hundred and sixty (160) cows, one hundred and seventy-four (174) sheep, and two (2) motorcycles were seized at the location during the inquiry," he stated.

In a similar vein, SP Isah stated that his troops had apprehended two of the murderers.

He identified the suspects as Buhari Yusuf, 25-year-old and Usman Alh Bammi, 30-year-old.

“On Sunday, at about 08:30hrs based on credible intelligence, O/C Anti Kidnapping Unit led combine teams of Police Operatives and vigilante group to Unguwar Mai Kawo forest, Bakori LGA and a raided a bandits’ hideout, which led to the arrest of the duo of Buhari Yusuf, 25-year-old and Usman Alh Bammi, 30-year-old, both of unguwar mai kawo village, Bakori LGA of Katsina state, notorious bandits that masterminded the killing of one Alh. Ibrahim Kwatahi of Jar-Gaba village, Bakori.