From:Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a suspected bandit with AK-49 and AK-47 rifles after engaging the bandits in a gun battle at Galadimawa Forest in Giwa local government area of Kaduna state.
Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Muhammed Jalige, said the police succeeded in dislodging the bandits from their den, forcing them to scamper for safety.
“On the 18th August 2022 at about 1150 hours, crack Police Operatives of Operation Restore Peace at Galadimawa axis, acting on credible intelligence dislodged an identified kidnappers den at Galadimawa forest,” DSP Jalige said in a statement.
He said the brave operatives succeeded in arresting one of the bandits named Yusuf Monore, 20, with AK47 and AK49 rifles, five rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition, three mobile phones, and a torchlight.
He added that the suspect is being investigated as operatives were still in the aggressive pursuit of his criminal cohorts.
The Police spokesperson noted that the Commissioner of Police, Kaduna State Command, CP Yekini Ayoku while commending the gallantry exhibited by the officers who partook in the operation, assured of deepening the existing robust synergy and collaborative engagement between the security forces in the State, stressing that the Police remain resolute and focused on exterminating the enemies of the nation’s collective security.
He stated that the CP equally charged law-abiding citizens and residents of the State to always be vigilant and promptly report all suspicious characters to security agencies while assuring them of the confidentiality of all sources of information.
