From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
Operatives of Kaduna state police Command have killed two bandits during a gun battle in Timburku village , Galadimawa ward in Giwa Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer DSP Muhammad Jalige confirmed this in a statement made available to the media in Kaduna yesterday.
The statement stated that the operation took place after receipt of a report through the DPO Kidandan on the 23rd July, 2022 at about 8:AM that some armed bandits have kidnapped an unspecified number of farmers working on their farm at the Timburku village Galadimawa ward of Giwa LGA.
The statement added that the Commissioner of Police CP Yekini Ayoku immediately directed the mobilisation of the nearby detachment of Police Operation Restore Peace (hitherto codenamed as Operation Puff Adder II) to the area.
“In the hot engagement that ensued with the armed hoodlums, the professional team of Policemen prevailed with their superior firepower, leading to the neutralisation of two (2) of the bandits, recovery of one AK47 rifle loaded with two (2) rounds of live ammunition, one motorcycle and a machete while the victims (farmers) were rescued unhurt.
