The Kaduna State Police Command announced that its officers killed four bandits in a gunfight and detained a female guns and ammunitions dealer in the state.
The success, according to the Command’s spokesperson, DSP Muhammed Jalige, was the result of a sustained onslaught against banditry and other criminal elements in the State by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad Force Headquarters, Abuja, in conjunction with Operation Yaki of the State Command on June 15, 2022, at around 0650hrs, while on the trail of suspected bandits intercepted their target along the Saminaka–Jos expressway.
They were apprehended in a Sharon car, which was blue in colour and was driven by James Dawi, 31, of Vom town in Plateau State’s Jos South LGA.
“Sensing an inescapable hazard presented on their route to transfer certain lethal weapons to their colleagues,” Jalige claimed, the suspected bandits “quickly engaged the operators in intermittent gunfire.”
“However, the operators were able to fatally hurt four suspects with tactical precision.” The injured suspects were airlifted to Kaduna’s Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, where a doctor declared them dead.
“After approximately 30 minutes of fighting, the bandits were forced to flee into the forest with gunshot wounds due to the Police’s firepower.”
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One AK49 weapon equipped with six rounds of live ammunition, an AK47 rifle, one empty magazine, 134 rounds of different calibres of live ammunition, and an operating motor vehicle were discovered during a check of the vehicle and the surrounding area.
“The operation resulted in the arrest of a female accomplice who confessed to supplying arms and ammunition to bandits in Kaduna State during the course of investigation. Meanwhile, a discreet investigation into the case has been launched with a view to unravelling the identities of other criminal gangs, as well as finding the source of these dangerous weapons, in order to prevent future occurrences and ensure that the criminals face the full wrath of the law.”
“The Commissioner of Police, Kaduna Command, CP Yekinin A. Ayoku, praised the well-executed intelligence-driven tactical operation that led to the breakthrough.”
“He assured the good people of Kaduna State that, under the guidance of the Inspector General of Police, the Command will be uncompromising in its battle against the enemies of collective security, with robust backing from the State Government and active coordination with other security agencies.”
“The Commissioner also urged members of the public to continue to provide important information about all types of criminal activity to the police, saying that officers under his command would act swiftly and confidentially on such information.”
