Bandits’ kingpin, Mai Dubu-Dubu, neutralised in Sokoto

Police in Sokoto State have neutralised a notorious bandit kingpin, Bello Hantsi, known as Mai Dubu-Dubu and recovered one AK-47 rifle.

Police spokesperson, Ahmad Rufa’i, in a statement, quoted the police commissioner, Ali Hayatu Kaigama, as saying that 21 rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the bandits’ leader.

CP Kaigama said police investigation revealed that Mai Dubu-Dubu of Tungar Rana village, Kware LGA was also a supplier of arms and ammunition to other bandits.

“At about 0330Hrs of today, operatives of Anti-Kidnapping Unit in conjunction with DPO Kware Division and his men mobilised in search of the suspect, on sighting the team at a nearby bush and sensing danger, he fired a shot to escape arrest and a quick response from the team neutralised him while others flew with bullet wounds.

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“In the course of searching the scene, the body of one (1) suspected bandit as well as one (1) Ak47 rifle with twenty-one (21) rounds of live ammunition were recovered from the scene,” he said.