Police in Katsina State have repelled bandits’ attack on Dangeza village of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State.
A statement by the police spokesman, Gambo Isah, said the incident occurred on May 26 at about 4:30 pm.
Isah noted that after receiving a distress call, the Divisional Police Officer of the area led a team of police personnel to Dangeza village, Batsari, and successfully repelled the bandits.
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According to him, the doggedness, uncommon courage, and tactical operational strategy adopted by the police officers, made the bandits flee into the forest with bullet wounds.
The police spokesman further said that in the course of profiling the scene, four suspected bandits’ were neutralized and three of their motorcycles were recovered.
With the successes recorded, Isah said the Command urges members of the public to cooperate with security agencies working in the frontline areas, by giving them credible and actionable information on bandits and their collaborators, especially those supplying them with arms and ammunition, information, and other essential commodities.
The Command, therefore, 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.
