This was disclosed in a state by the Public Relations Officer of the command, Mohammed Shehu, on Sunday.
“The Commissioner of Police Zamfara State Police Command CP Kolo Yusuf psc, has Commended the Resillience of the Joint Police and Military deployed to Curtail the menace of Armed Bandits and other Criminal Elements in the State, and called on the public to improve and sustain their partnership with the security agencies in an effort to restore lasting peace and security in the state.
“The Commissioner of Police made the commendation following the feat recorded during a fierce confrontation with suspected bandits in a community under Tsafe LGA, where an attempted banditry attack on the community was repelled and two suspected bandits neutralised while others fled with possible gunshot wounds.
“The CP while reassuring the public of improved and sustained police commitment in the ongoing campaign against the resurgence of banditry activities in the state, tasked members of the communities on effective collaboration with all the security agencies in the state in order to continue to succeed in their operations across the state,” the statement read.
The CP, however, urged residents of the state to work with security agencies in an effort to restore security in the state.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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