GIFT ROBERTS
Katsina State Police Command said it foiled a bandit attack on Dangeza village in Batsari Local Government Area, killed four suspects and recovered three motorcycles on Wednesday.
According to a statement issued by the spokesman of the command, SP Gambo Isah, on Thursday, he said, “On Wednesday, at about 16:30hrs, DPO of Batsari led a team of police personnel to Dangeza village, Batsari and successfully repelled bandits on a heinous mission.
“The team engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle. The dogged, uncommon courage and tactical, and operational strategy adopted by the police made the bandits flee into the forest with varying gunshot wounds.
“In the course of profiling the scene, four corpses and three motorcycles were recovered.”
Isah also advised members of the public to cooperate with security agencies working at the frontline by giving them credible information on bandits’ activities, adding that the command remains committed to the ongoing fight against crime in society.