Bandits who relocated to forests near the Kaduna-Zaria dual carriageway attacked travellers on Monday night, killing many, including a respected community leader in the state, Alhaji Sani Dogara.
Dozens of travellers were allegedly kidnapped.
Journalists were told that the bandits opened fire on the travellers.
Some travellers ran away for safety, but those hit by bullets, could not.
They were taken away by the bandits while others, died.
Tijjani Ramalam, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, said Dogara was killed by the bandits around 8pm on his way to Kaduna from the Zaria axis on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna State Police Command is yet to react to inquiry on Dogara’s gruesome murder, even as his relations said they left everything in the hands of Almighty Allah.
On Tuesday morning, the Kaduna State Police Command said its operatives in Zaria have killed two bandits and recovered motorcycles used by the bandits to terrorise the people of Zaria and environs.
A statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammed Jalige, said on December 13 2021, at about 4:30pm, the operatives of the Command attached to 47 PMF Squadron, Zaria, while on confidence-building patrol within Fatika District of Giwa LGA, Kaduna State intercepted some bandits around Riheyi village of the same district.
The operatives while in a gun battle with the bandits, gunned down two, while others ran away with bullets wounds.
Jalige said having applied gallantry and firing precision that successfully neutralised two bandits, they recovered an AK47 rifle loaded with 10 rounds of 7.62 X 39mm live ammunition and an operational motorcycle.
The Command’s Commissioner, Mudassiru Abdullahi, commended the Officers for their display of professionalism cum uncommon courage to achieve the desired result.
Abdullahi tasked all operational and tactical Commanders to imbibe the culture of rigorous patrols in all nooks and crannies within their areas of jurisdiction.
“As the festive period is fast approaching, bandits and criminals would like to terrorise innocent people,” he said.
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