Police, military neutralise several insurgents, recover rifles, ammunition, motorcycles

The Kebbi Police Command, successful collaboration with the military, has neutralised respective suspected terrorists and recovered rifles, ammunition, motorcycles, and different items during a clearance cognition successful Gumki Forest, Kangiwa.

The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Monday successful Birnin Kebbi.

He said the cognition was conducted astatine astir 6:05 a.m connected Monday, adding that Gumki Forest, Arewa Local Government Area, was a known way utilized by bandits and Lakurawa elements operating successful the area.

He said the associated information squad successfully engaged the terrorists during the cognition and neutralised immoderate of them.

According to him, the cognition besides led to the betterment of 1 PKT firearm with 174 rounds of unrecorded ammunition and 1 AK-47 firearm with 14 rounds of unrecorded ammunition.

Other items recovered, helium said, included a brace of subject camouflage uniforms, a brace of boots, 2 mobile phones, charms, and 4 motorcycles.

“The country remains comparatively calm, portion associated operations are ongoing to further wide the country and escaped the authorities of transgression elements,” helium said.

Usman quoted the Commissioner of Police, CP Umar Hadejia, arsenic commending the operatives for their gallantry and dedication to duty.

Hadejia reiterated the command’s committedness to susta...