Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised scores of bandits, including Ibrahim Kachalla Gudau.
This is coming barely four days after President Muhammadu Buhari assured Nigerians of his administration’s determination to consolidate gains recorded in security
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gudau, whose corpse had gone viral in the social media, was one of those killed by the troops as they repelled an attack in Kankami village in Kaduna State.
Gudau, a notorious and one of the most dangerous bandit leaders, commanded a group carrying out kidnappings and killings in Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara and part of Niger Republic.
Gudau’s gang was believed to have killed the seven personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), who were ambushed and killed by bandits in Kaduna State while on official duty, last week.
President Buhari in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, described the loss of the NSCDC personnel as a tragic event and saluted the courage of the men, who gave their lives to the nation.
“The NSCDC personnel who braved all challenges to guard our nation and its people had made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty.
“My thoughts are with the bereaved families and their compatriots in the service. May Almighty God grant them and the entire service the fortitude to bear the loss,” the President said.
The President directed the Armed Forces to seek the bandits, who inflicted the casualty and make them pay the price.
Discussion about this post