Soldiers have apprehended two suspected bandits while receiving treatment at a private clinic in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State.
A community leader in the area, who confirmed the arrest to our reporter through telephone on Saturday, said the two bandits were among those that fled when troops raided their hideout at the Kurutu forest, two weeks ago.
He said the bandits sustained bullets wounds during the raid, adding that a commercial cyclist that took the bandits to the clinic was also arrested.
He said, “Two among the bandits who suffered injuries during the raid on their hideout by troops went to a clinic for treatment after they were apprehended while being attended to.”
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A security source, who preferred anonymity, also confirmed the arrest, saying the bandits were arrested after the troops acted on intelligence information and swiftly moved in to make the arrest without any resistance.
The spokeswoman for the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Hassan Mansur, could not be reached for comment on the arrest.