The Spokesman of the Command, Superintendent of Police Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina.
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It was learnt that on Wednesday 9th at about 1600hrs, based on credible intelligence, the Command succeeded in arresting one Ibrahim Lawal alias Kabo, 45, of Kabobi village and Mamman Lawal Shu’aibu, 39, of Garin Runji Fulani settlement of Batsari LGA.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this in statement on Saturday in Katsina.
BALDF said the bandits not only had a field day massacring 18 villagers, but they also escaped unchallenged after executing their “barbaric” mission.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday said the encounter took place on July 6, following a distress call from the community.
Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Alhaji Bashir Garba, says the Federal Government will push for the resettlement of 2.4 million Internally Displaced Persons in the country.
Governor Aminiu Masari of Katsina State has cautioned communities in the state against taking the law into their hands, following insecurity challenges in the state.
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest round of attacks on farmers by bandits in Damkal and Tsanwa villages in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina state, saying killing people in the name of revenge is not acceptable.
No fewer than 9 additional teenage girls and one boy were on Monday released by repentant bandits in Katsina State, as the dialogue and peace initiative of the state government continue to record success.
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized and commiserated with internally displaced persons in eight local governments of Katsina state who were displaced by armed banditry.
The Police Command in Katsina State has confirmed the abduction of Alhaji Bature Mai’unguwa, the Village Head of Labo in Batsari Local Government Area, by unknown gunmen.