The Kebbi State Police Command announced on Friday that a joint team of police officers and vigilantes neutralized three suspected Lakurawa bandits during an operation in Gorun Yamma village, Dandi Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, stated that the Divisional Police Officer in Kamba, Muhammed Bello, acted on credible intelligence to mobilize security operatives, who engaged the bandits in a prolonged gun battle.
The encounter led to the deaths of three suspects, the recovery of an unregistered vehicle, and the abandonment of weapons by other bandits who escaped into the forest with gunshot wounds.
Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, applauded the officers and vigilantes for their bravery and urged them to sustain the offensive against criminal groups. He reaffirmed the command’s determination to ensure Kebbi State remains hostile to banditry and other forms of crime.