The Kaduna State government says four “notorious” bandits have been killed by security forces in Igabi LGA of the State.
The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday.
Aruwan said the bandits were killed in a valley popularly known as ‘Maikwandaraso’, adding that the bandits were eliminated via a combination of ground and air assaults on bandit enclaves.
He identified the “notorious” bandits as Alili Bandiro, Dayyabu Bala, Bala Nagwarjo, and Sulele Bala.
The commissioner added that several other bandits were also killed during the operation.
“Maikwandaraso is close to Karshi village, and shares boundaries with the infamous Kawara and Malul forests in the same Igabi LGA, which have been identified as the hub of several armed bandit camps and hideouts”, the statement partly read.
The commissioner further said the State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, expressed satisfaction at the development and thanked the military for their efforts at ridding the areas of armed bandits.
