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The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Paiko, Headquarters of Paikoro Native Authorities Space of Niger State, Mukhtar Abbas and 4 different policemen have been killed by bandits in Niger state.
The cops had been killed in gun duel with bandits that tried to assault some communities round Gurara Native Authorities Space on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who confirmed the tragedy in a press release made accessible to newsmen on Sunday nonetheless mentioned a few of the bandits had been neutralised.
In response to Abiodun, the Police has already despatched a reinforcement workforce to the scene and recovered the our bodies of the deceased personnel.
He mentioned the command had condoled with the households of the affected personnel, earlier than reassuring members of the general public that the Command is not going to relent within the combat towards banditry and different criminalities within the State.
?At about 1100hrs, info was acquired that armed bandits had been sighted round Kwakuti-Dajigbe villages space of Lambata, in an try and assault some communities round Gurara LGA,? he said.
“Mixed groups of police from Gawu-Babangida Div and Paiko Div, navy, and vigilante members had been drafted to the scene, the hoodlums had been engaged in a gun duel and repelled with scores of them being neutralized, whereas others escaped with bullet accidents,? he added.
In a associated improvement, the PPRO mentioned at about 3pm on Friday suspected armed bandits/insurgents tried to assault the Chibani village market by way of Sarkin-Pawa, in Munya Native Authorities Space.
He mentioned the Police tactical groups and vigilante members had been mobilized to the market the place the hoodlums had been routed and efficiently repelled with none havoc, although the scenario precipitated some panic however normalcy was restored.
In the meantime, a industrial driver who ply Minna-Abuja, Adamu Usman, informed Day by day Belief that bandits of their numbers blocked Minna-Abuja highway round 10am on Saturday for a number of hours, forcing many travellers to return dwelling.
“Yesterday in our parks in Minna and Jabi, Abuja, passengers had been scarce as a result of when folks heard what occurred, many individuals went again dwelling. Earlier than I may get passengers from Minna to Abuja yesterday, it was round 1pm. Our colleagues who had been caught on highway mentioned bandits had been in giant numbers someplace round Kwakuti with tons of of cattle. So, they needed to return to Minna and from there, many passengers postponed their journeys. I didn’t depart till I heard that that they had crossed to the opposite facet. When you had gone to Jabi park yesterday, you wouldn?t have seen many passengers going to Minna.? he mentioned.
