Another Bandit Leader Meets End At Hands Of Nigerian Soldiers

In a continued offensive against notorious bandits in Kaduna, troops have killed one of the most notorious bandit leaders, Kachalla Gudau, and his side kick, Rigimamme, in Kankomi Forest, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Kaduna government, through the State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna said the two were among the many killed in an operation on Wednesday.

Aruwan said Gudau, a dreaded bandit, commanded large number of foot soldiers carrying out kidnappings and killings in Chikun, Kachia and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state.

According to him, diligent exploitation of human intelligence networks corroborated other pieces of available intelligence confirming the death of the bandits.

“Gudau was indeed one of those felled by the bullets of the courageous troops as they repelled an attack led by the notorious bandit himself, ending his ignoble reign of brutality and evil.

“The remains of the notorious bandit, who is said to have links with other notorious kingpins across the North-West and North-Central states, were retrieved in the Kankomi forest where he bled to death.

“Credible sources reported that after his remains were retrieved, a large number of bandits under his command buried him in a location said to be around Kaku Forest situated in Kaso general area of Chikun local government.

“The identity of another of the neutralized bandits whose remains were found by the troops, has been confirmed as ‘Rigimamme’, one of Gudau’s trusted criminal aides,” Aruwan said.

He explained that Gudau played leading roles in the joint kidnappings of students and expatriates in Kajuru, Chikun and Kachia local government areas.

“Gudau was engaged in coordinated attacks on herder settlements, disposing them of livestock, which made him the illegal possessor of large herds of cattle,” said the government official .

The commissioner added that Gudau was also into illegal drug deals and acquisition of sophisticated arms and ammunition.

He said that in the first and second quarters of 2022, Gudau and his partners rustled 1,600 and 3, 332 cattle, respectively, in Kajuru LGA alone.

“The  heat of the kinetic operations which denied his bandits freedom of action may have prompted the attack on the military base in Kankomi, where he met his waterloo.

“The resolve of Governor Nasir El-Rufai to pursue the containment of terrorism and all forms of crime threatening the security and safety of citizens, remains unshakeable.

“The government of Kaduna state under his watch will continue to support security forces on all fronts.

“The inglorious end of Kachalla Gudau is a welcome development and a clear statement that those who pose a threat to security and safety will certainly have a date with history.

“They will be made to face justice or their bitter end, no matter how distant it might seem,” Aruwan said.