Police kill scores of bandits, recover 2 rifles in Bauchi

A joint security taskforce operation led by Bauchi State Police Command has killed scores of bandits and recovered two AK-47 rifles in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Ahmed Wakil, who disclosed this in a statement in Bauchi, said the taskforce on the eve of New Year, struck bandits’ hideouts at Dajin Madam and Yankari forest.

“During the daring operation, several bandits were neutralised and dislodged from their enclaves, while the remaining sprinted in disarray into the deep forest with possible bullet wounds.

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“In the same vein, the troops sustained patrol and clearance operations around the thick forests to arrest the fleeing suspects. Consequently, two AK-47 rifles were recovered during the operation,” Wakil said.

The PPRO said the police, in another operation, arrested two suspects, Adamu Mohammed, 33 and Datti Alh. Bulama (aka Dattuwa), 35, for kidnapping.

Wakil explained that investigation revealed that Mohammed confessed to having participated in kidnapping activities in Kaltanga village where they kidnapped four people and camped them at Yankari forest for about five days until the sum of N20 million was paid as ransom.