Police repel bandits, recover 70 rustled livestock in Katsina

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command person repelled suspected bandits and recovered 70 rustled livestock during information operations successful Jibia and Musawa Local Government Areas of the state.

The improvement was contained successful a station shared connected X on Thursday by information analyst, Bakatsine.

“Katsina State Police Command says its operatives repelled bandits and recovered 70 rustled livestock during information operations successful Jibia and Musawa LGAs of Katsina State,” Bakatsine wrote. 

According to the post, the cognition was carried retired nether the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Umar Fage, arsenic portion of efforts to tackle banditry and related crimes successful the state.

During the operation, information operatives engaged the suspects successful a weapon battle, forcing them to fly and wantonness the stolen animals.

Police were besides said to person recovered 2 AK-47 rifles, ammunition, and six spent shells astatine the scene.

The recovered items are expected to assistance ongoing investigations and assistance information agencies way those liable for the attacks.

Authorities accidental the cognition is portion of sustained efforts to support unit connected transgression groups and amended information crossed Katsina State.

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