Police arrest bandit, recover rifles in Kaduna

Police operatives have arrested a suspected bandit and recovered one AK47 and an AK49 rifle loaded with ammunition in Kaduna State.

The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the arrest via a statement issued on Saturday.

Jalige said the operatives, while acting on credible intelligence, dislodged an identified kidnappers den at Galadimawa forest in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.

According to him, the operatives met fierce stiff resistance from the banndits, who later succumbed to the professional fire power of the operatives.

He said the bandits scampered into the forest with varying degrees of bullet injuries.

“However, the brave operatives succeeded in arresting one of the bandits with AK 47/49 rifles and five rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition.

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“Other items recovered include three Tecno phone handsets and a torchlight.

“The suspect is currently undergoing thorough investigation as the operatives are still on aggressive pursuit of his criminal cohorts,” he said.

However, the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, commended the officers who carried out the operation.

He pledged to deepen the existing robust synergy and collaborative engagement among security forces in the state.

The police commissioner said the police would remain resolute and focused on “exterminating enemies of our collective security.”

Ayoku urged the citizens and residents of the state to be vigilant and promptly report all suspicious characters to security agencies.
He assured resident of confidentiality of all sources of information.

The Star