Operatives from the Katsina State Police Command have successfully thwarted three separate bandit attacks, neutralized one suspect, and prevented the theft of motorcycles during coordinated security operations across the state.

The first attack took place around 12:57 a.m. on Sunday, when armed bandits targeted personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) stationed at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture’s Silo Grains Store along the Dutsinma-Kurfi Road. The Divisional Officer of the NSCDC, CSC Rulwanu Abdullahi, quickly alerted the police. In response, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Dutsinma deployed a team, accompanied by an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC). The operatives engaged the assailants in a fierce firefight, successfully repelling the attack and neutralizing one bandit, while others fled with gunshot wounds.

Around 1:20 a.m., another distress call reported a bandit invasion in Garo Village. By the time security reinforcements arrived, the bandits had abducted two residents—45-year-old Sahu Danyaro and 60-year-old Kallah Sarkin Noma. They also shot and killed 35-year-old Basiru Babangida before fleeing. A manhunt has since been launched to locate the kidnappers and rescue the victims.



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