The Zamfara State Police Command has neutralised one bandit and arrested six suspects for banditry, kidnapping and cattle rustling.
The command has also repelled bandits attack and recovered two AK 47 rifles, 104 round of live ammunition and two magazines for AK 47 and bunch of charms.
“Luckily enough, one of the bandits was neutralised and others were repelled by the superior fire power of the police operatives.Shehu stressed that two AK 47 rifles, two magazines, 104 round of live ammunition and bunch of charms belonging to the bandits were recovered at the scene. Shehu added that in the course of interrogation by the police, the suspects confessed to being into kidnapping and cattle rustling in various states such as Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna, Niger and other states in the North.
“The suspect further confessed of participating in several kidnapping and cattle rustling were millions of naira were paid by victims relations as ransom.” “He also confessed that on several times, they blocked Gusau-Tsafe-Yankara road and abducted unspecified number of people and took them to their enclave in which their relations paid ransom before their release.
He said, “On 3rd January, 2023 police tactical operatives acted on intelligence information that led to the arrest of a notorious bandits informant who gives information to bandits operating in Kaura Namoda, B/Magaji , Zurmi and Shinkafi LGAs.
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