Police lays ambush, kill three notorious bandits in Katsina [Picture]

Katsina State Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba on Wednesday revealed that some officers of Katsina State Police Command have killed three notorious bandits while on attack mission.

He said there was an distress call that about 50 bandits riding on motorbikes attacked Unguwar Bera and Tashar Mangoro villages in Dutsinma LGA, Katsina State.

He said 2 AK47 rifles were recovered with 15 rounds of ammunition, but the criminals were ambushed and three of them were killed, while others escaped with gun shot wounds.

He.said: “I have the pleasure to welcome you to the Police Command Headquarters, Katsina, to keep you abreast of recent achievements made by the Command in the fight against armed robbery, kidnapping, banditry and other forms of crimes and criminality in the state.

“The Command has been recording tremendous successes in the ongoing onslaught against banditry in the state. The recent recovery of cache of arms and ammunition attests to this.

“On 02/02/2021, the Area Commander, Dutsinma and team responded to a distress call, that bandits numbering over fifty (50), on motorbikes, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles attacked Unguwar Bera and Tashar Mangoro villages of Dutsinma LGA of Katsina state.

“The team laid ambush against the hoodlums at a spot between Mara and Tashar Gajere villages of Danmusa LGA. Fortunately, the bandits were entrapped and the team had an upper hand, neutralized three (3) bandits and recovered two (2) AK 47 rifles with fifteen (15) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition. Search parties are still combing the environs with a view of arresting injured bandits and/or recovering dead bodies and their operational weapons.”