Police kill bandit, arrest two others in Kaduna

• Published date: 15 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Kaduna Police Command said that its men have neutralised one bandit at Rigachikun Area of Chikun Local Government and arrested two others at Samina area.

While noting that some of the suspected bandits escaped with bullet sounds, the Command stated an AK47 rifle, a locally fabricated General Purpose Machine Gun with 10 rounds of life ammunition was recovered by its men during the raid on the suspected criminals.

The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Muhammad Jalige in a statement said operatives attached to Rigachikun Division on 14th January, 2023 at about 0100hours received a distressed call that armed bandits have invaded the residence of one Umar Ibrahim at Amana Maimadachi village with the view to carrying out nefarious activities.

According to Jalige, upon receipt of the distress report, the crack operatives alongside other local security stakeholders swiftly mobilized and moved to the location where they engaged the bandits and thwarted their attempt to kidnap law abiding citizens.

'In the tactically executed operation, one of the armed...