Police Foil Bandits' Attacks In Katsina

Katsina State Police Command has confirmed that it repelled bandits attack on kurami Village, Bakori Local Government, recovering 149 rustled cows and 33 sheep.

The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah who disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday, added that the operation is part of a continuous onslaught against banditry, armed robbery, cattle rustling, kidnapping, and other forms of crime and criminality in the state.

He narrated the police team responded to credible intelligence reports on February 22, 2022, at about 0730hrs that led to their success.

"A combine team of Police, Military, and vigilante at Sheme were alerted to block the terrorists at their exit route into the forest.

"The team succeeded and blocked the hoodlums at Kwakware village, Sheme area of Faskari LGA, engaged them in a fierce gun duel and succeeded in recovering one hundred and forty-nine (149) rustled cows and thirty-three (33) Sheep.

"On February 9 at about 0200hrs, the command succeeded in busting the syndicate of kidnappers that are conspiring with terrorists to attack villages and kidnap victims for ransom. Nemesis caught up with the trio of one Shamsuddeen Dahiru, ‘M’, aged 35yrs of Tudun Wada Quarters, Funtua LGA (2) Bala Inuwa, alias “Kurkur”, ‘M’, aged 35yrs of Jabiri Quarters, Funtua LGA and (3) Jamilu Isah, ‘M’, aged 35yrs of Kofar Marusa Quarters, Katsina, notorious members of a syndicate of kidnappers and terrorists.

"They specialized in giving information to terrorists in the forest and as well conveying them in a motor vehicle to villages for attacks and kidnappings,” he disclosed.

He explained that in the course of the investigation, one of the suspects Shamsuddeen Dahiru confessed to being the owner and driver of a motor vehicle Gulf III, with registration number BKR 367 XA, that was used in kidnapping one Alhaji Sule “m”, aged 62 years of Dankawuri Village, Matazu Local Government Area on February 10.

He maintained that the said vehicle was abandoned with the kidnapped victim after a fierce gun duel with Policemen and one AK 47 rifle was recovered.

He further explained that Dahiru confessed to having participated with the mentioned suspects as his accomplices.

He added that the investigation is ongoing.