The joint security operatives comprising the Military, Police, DSS, Civil Defence, and vigilantes have rescued three persons from the Kanzanna Forest.
They were abducted by kidnappers from Bunza Local Government Area.
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The joint security team has also neutralised one suspected bandit, while several others escaped with bullet wounds, following an attack launched by the troops against the bandits.
The bandits had carried out a series of nefarious activities in Kalgo, Bunza, and Arewa Local Government Areas of Kebbi State.
The governor immediately summoned an emergency security council meeting with all the security heads in the state and directed the setting up of a joint operation involving all the security agencies, with a clear mandate to go after the bandits and provide adequate security in the affected villages.
According to the Director of Security, Cabinet Office, Birnin Kebbi, Abdulrahman Usman, the governor has also directed the provision of adequate logistics support for the joint operation team, as well as the deployment of more security personnel to the affected local government areas, to bolster security, for the protection of lives and property
He observed that the success story may not be unconnected to the gallant efforts of the joint security team, as well as the holistic commitment of the state government, to providing the necessary support and assistance to the joint security effort.
Editor: Paul Akhagbemhe
