Police tactical team, in synergy with Nigerian Army and local vigilantes in Kebbi, foiled bandits’ attack, neutralized one and recovered one AK47 rifle in Augie Local Government Area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Police Command in the state, SP, Nafi’u Abubakar, said this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
It said the command received information that on Saturday, at about 3:00 a.m., bandits in their large numbers invaded Tiggi village in Augie Local Governments Area of the state.
“On receipt of the report, the police tactical teams deployed in the area in collaboration with the Army and local vigilantes were immediately mobilized to the scene and engaged the bandits in a gun duel.
“As a result, one of the bandits was neutralized and many escaped with fatal gun wounds. However, one AK 47 rifle was also recovered.”
The statement also said the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Magaji-Kontagora, reiterated the command’s readiness and determination to secure the border communities and the state against banditry.
“He commended the courage and gallant performances of the police tactical teams, Army, and local vigilantes in their onslaught against criminal elements,” it said.
The statement appealed to the state’s people to continue supporting and cooperating with the police and other security agencies to reduce crimes to the barest minimum in the state.