The Kaduna police command says its operatives have rescued a kidnap victim and killed two gunmen during a clash with bandits in the state.
Mohammed Jalige, police spokesperson in the state, disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday.
According to Jalige, the police, at about 8am on Wednesday, received information of an attack by bandits. He said the operatives were deployed to the area, where they rescued one Yusuf Dahiru, a 65-year-old man, after a gun battle with the bandits at Idasso area of Kidandan in Giwa LGA of the state.“The resilient officers, on getting to the area, engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle and successfully neutralised two of them, while others escaped with varying degrees of bullet wounds,” the statement reads.
“Operatives are currently combing the general area with the view to apprehending the fleeing band of marauders.” Jalige added that an AK-49 rifle, loaded with 24 rounds of live ammunition, and one operational motorcycle belonging to the gunmen were recovered.Yekini Ayoku, commissioner of police in the state, commended the police officers and urged them to continue to work in synergy with other security agencies in actualising the mandate of securing the public space.
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