Bandits on Thursday night attacked Yankwada, Babanduhu and other villages in Shanono local government area of Kano State allegedly killing one person and carting away cows.
The terrorists who reportedly stormed the areas on 50 motorcycles, engaged the Nigerian military in a heavy gun battle until about 5am on Friday morning.
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The Chairman of Shanono/Bagwai Community Security Forum, Alhaji Yahya Bagobiri, confirmed the incident saying that the Bandits came on a revenge mission after losing nine of their members last week to the military fire powers.
“The Bandits riding over 50 motorcycles each having three persons with Bazookas and other heavy guns raided Yankwada, Babanduhu and other villages opening fire from around 1am Thursday to 5am Friday resulting in killing a civilian”.
He however, commended the military for preventing the bandits from penetrating into the main towns.
“The Bandits were dislodged by the Military tactical fighting despite the fact that they (bandits) came with heavy arms but succeeded only in stealing 100 cows and killing one civilian,” Bagobiri said.
Bagobiri called on the Federal Government to provide more arms and redeploy more personnel to complement those gallant officers on ground.
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He assured that with more arms and the cooperation of the Nigeria Air Force, the Bandits would be contained and the four LGAs—-Shanono, Bagwai, Tsanyawa and Gwarzo would have peace.
“The intentions of the Bandits was to penetrate Kano, but with the redeployment of more military personnel and provision of more arms would stop their criminal missions”, Bagobiri added.
When contacted, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations 3 Brigade Nigerian Army, Capt. Babatunde Zubairu confirmed the attack via a WhatsApp message.
“All the details are true except they didn’t kill anyone and there was no rustling of cows”, Capt. Zubairu said in the Whatsapp message.
Recall that last week no fewer than nine bandits were reportedly killed during a heavy exchange of gun fire between bandits and the Nigeria military at Bakaji and Unguwar Garma in Goron Dutse area of Shanono Local Government area of Kano State.
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Similarly, one vigilante member was said to have also lost his life and another wounded during the encounter.
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation MESA had in October in Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State led by 3 Brigade Nigerian Army, neutralised no fewer than 19 bandits during an encounter with the bandits.
