The Nigerian Air Force has killed an unconfirmed number of armed bandits and others escaped with various degrees of injuries during multiple airstrikes in Tshohon Kabula community in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
It was gathered the bandits killed were the remnants of those that exchanged gunfire with the state joint security taskforce in Gwada community of Shiroro Local Government on Sunday evening in which some of the bandits met their end.
According to Daily Post, a source from the area said the Air Force airstrikes on the bandits’ location were conducted on Monday at about 9:00 am.
It was also learnt that before the airstrikes on Sunday evening, the State Joint Security Taskforce had engaged the bandits in a gun battle along Gwada road on their way to Egwa village for an unknown mission that lasted for hours.
It was gathered that it took a reinforcement of the joint security taskforce from Erena area to defeat those who were in large numbers even as three security personnel sustained injuries during the fight.
Daily Post reported that before the Sunday evening attack, the security agents were allegedly put on alert for a planned attack by the gunmen to the area.
WITHIN NIGERIA recalls that two days ago, bandits killed a councilor representing Allawa Ward, Mallam Sale Yakubu while his personal assistant escaped.
However, efforts to get reaction on the development from the state government and the state police spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun failed as at the time of filing this report.