Katsina State Police Command says it has foiled bandits attack on Kurfi communities and neutralized five of them.
This is contained in a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer SP Gambo Isah and made available to journalists in Katsina.
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The statement said bandits numbering about 200 riding motorbikes, armed with AK 47 riflles stormed Wurma and Yarbudu villages in Kurfi local government with intentiin to launch attack on the two communities.
However, the statement added, a team of Police Mobile Force (PMF) personnel stationed at Wurma village, engaged the gunmen in a fierce gun battle, thereby, foiling the planned attack.
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He said a team of Police men led by Area Commander, Dutsinma, blocked the escape route of the bandits at Yarbudu village and engaged them in a gun duel.
SP Gambo Isah said the courage and tactical operational strategy adopted by the Police officers made the bandits to flee into the forest with varying degree of bullet wounds.
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He said in the course of profiling the scene, five bandits were neutralized and five of their motorcycles were recovered.
The statement enjoined members of the public to cooperate with security agencies working at the frontline areas by giving them credible information on bandits and their collaborators.
