Armed bandits on Monday night reportedly attacked travellers, killing many including a community leader, Alhaji Sani Dogara along Kaduna-Zaria highway.
It was gathered that most of travellers were allegedly kidnapped while some ran away for safety but those hit by bullets, could not.
The Chieftain of the APC, Tijjani Ramalam said Dogara was killed by the bandits around 8 pm on his way to Kaduna from the Zaria axis on Monday.
However, the Kaduna State Police Command is yet to react on inquiry on Dogara’s gruesome murder, even as his relations said they left everything in the hands of Almighty Allah.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna Police Command on Tuesday said its operatives in Zaria killed two bandits and recovered motorcycles used by the bandits to terrorize the people of Zaria and environs.
In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer,( PPRO),ASP Muhammed Jalige, said on the 13th December, 2021, at about 1630hrs, the Operatives of the Command attached to 47 PMF Squadron Zaria, while on confidence building patrol within Fatika district of Giwa LGA, Kaduna State intercepted some Bandits around Riheyi village of the same district.”
Jalige said that operatives while in a gun battle with the bandits, gunned down two, while others ran away with bullets wounds.
He added that the operatives have successfully neutralized two bandits and recovered an AK47 rifle loaded with ten (10) rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition and an operational motorcycle.
The Commissioner of Police Kaduna Command, Mudassiru Abdullahi commended the Officers for their display of professionalism, cum uncommon courage to achieve the desired result.
“As festive period is fast approaching, bandits and criminals would like to terrorise innocent people,” he said.
