Six people have been rescued by the police following a raid on bandit camp in Danja Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah, said the cops recorded the success in Tandama village on Saturday based on intelligence report received by the command.
Those rescued by the police include: Alhaji Garba Dan Mallam, 52, Rabiu Idris, 45, Abba Sama’ila, 38, Yunusa Sani, 54, Ishaq Yakub, 40, and Danjuma Sama’ila, 45.
Mutanen da aka ceto su ne: Alhaji Garba Dan Mallam mai shekara 52, Rabiu Idris mai 45, Abba Sama’ila mai 38, Yunusa Sani mai 54, Ishaq Yakub mai 40, Danjuma Sama’ila mai 45.
The BBC also reports that a joint operation involving soldiers and police also killed a notorious bandit Abdulkarim Faka-Faka in the Tandama area, while many of his gang members were injured.
