The police have repelled bandits’ attacks on Wurma and Yarbudu communities in Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Police spokesman, Gambo Isah, who confirmed this in a statement said, on June 2, at about 5:30pm, bandits numbering over 150 on motorbikes, armed with AK 47 rifles, attacked Wurma and Yarbudu villages in Kurfi Local Government Area.
He added that as a result of distress call received, a team of Police Mobile Force, PMF personnel, stationed at Wurma village, engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and repelled the attack.
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Isah said, one of the bandits was neutralized and many escaped with gunshots wounds, while one operational motorcycle of the bandits was also recovered.
Similarly, he said a team of policemen led by the Area Commander of Dutsinma, blocked the escape route of the bandits at Yarbudu village, and engaged them in a gun duel, while they were fleeing.
The doggedness, uncommon courage and tactical operational strategy adopted by the Police officers, according to the police image maker, made the bandits flee into the forest with varying degrees of bullet wounds.
He added that, in the course of profiling the scene, 4 bandits were neutralised and 5 of their motorcycles were recovered.
The police spokesman further urged members of the public to cooperate with security agencies, working in the front line areas, by giving them credible and actionable information on bandits and their collaborators, especially those supplying them with arms and ammunition, informants and other essential commodities.
The Command assured members of the public that it remains resolute and committed in the ongoing fight against bandits, until they are arrested and dealt with, according to the extant laws of the land.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
