The police in Katsina said three suspected bandits have been killed after they had attacked Unguwar Bera and Tashar Mangoro villages of Dutsinma LGA in the state.
The state commissioner of police Sanusi Buba while displaying their corpses and arms recovered said police search parties are still combing the area with a view to arresting injured ones or recovering dead bodies of those who flee and their operational weapons.
He said “On 02/02/2021 at about 21:21hrs, the Area Commander, Dutsinma and team responded to a distress call, that bandits numbering over fifty (50), on motorbikes, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles attacked Unguwar Bera and Tashar Mangoro villages of Dutsinma LGA of Katsina state’’
“The team laid ambush against the hoodlums at a spot between Mara and Tashar Gajere villages of Danmusa LGA. Fortunately, the bandits were entrapped and the team had an upper hand, neutralized three (3) bandits and recovered two (2) AK 47 rifles with fifteen (15) rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition,” he said.
“Search parties are still combing the environs with a view of arresting injured bandits and/or recovering dead bodies and their operational weapons,” he added.
