Bandits leader Kachalla Mu’azu gunned down in rival clash

A notorious bandit kingpin, identified arsenic Kachalla Mu’azu, and six members of his pack person reportedly been killed during a clash involving rival equipped groups successful Zamfara State.

A connection posted connected X by counter-terrorism expert, Zagazola Makama, said the incidental occurred astatine astir 7:30 p.m. connected Wednesday, October 7, astir Mada successful Gusau Local Government Area of the state.

The connection said Mu’azu and his associates were reportedly returning from Yankara Market erstwhile they were ambushed by members of a rival equipped radical who had laid successful hold on their route.

According to Makama, the ensuing confrontation reportedly resulted successful the deaths of Mu’azu and six of his associates.

He added that Mu’azu was said to person been a salient bandit commandant linked to transgression activities and attacks affecting communities successful Gusau and different parts of Zamfara, arsenic good arsenic areas of neighbouring Katsina State.

“His decease is expected to person implications for the activities of equipped groups operating astir the Gusau axis, though it remains unclear whether the sidesplitting volition pb to immoderate contiguous alteration successful the information situation.

“Mada is simply a colony successful the eastbound portion of Gusau Local Government Area, astir 32 kilometres from Gusau town, portion Yankara is located on the Gusau-Funtua axis.

“Security agencies are expe...