Twenty-four bandits neutralized as Army, DSS foil mass abduction in Katsina

At slightest 24 suspected bandits were reportedly killed on Tuesday after troops of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, and vigilante unit foiled an effort to abduct residents of Gidan Bawa colony successful Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.

A study by information expert, Zagazola Makama, said the cognition was carried retired successful Kandarawa Ward aft information agencies received quality astir a planned onslaught connected the community.

The study said astir 40 gunmen loyal to suspected bandit kingpin, Isiya Kwashen Garwa, were preparing to invade the colony and abduct residents, peculiarly women and children.

The planned onslaught was reportedly intended to replicate the wide abduction earlier reported successful Woro community, Kwara State, allegedly to embarrass the government.

Acting connected the intelligence, DSS operatives mobilised unit of the Katsina Community Watch Corps and Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, from Guga campy to intercept the attackers.

The associated information squad reportedly engaged the bandits, sidesplitting 24 of them and rescuing villagers who had been abducted.

“The root disclosed that the associated information operatives neutralised 24 bandits and rescued the abducted villagers,” Zagazola Makama reported.

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