Joint security tactical team on Sunday repelled suspected bandits’ attacks in Zazagha and injita villages of Munya Local Government Area of Niger State.
Confirming the report, the Public Relations Officer of the State Command of Nigeria Police, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said at 0700hrs, information was received that suspected bandits were sighted at Zazagha and injita villages of Munya Local Government Area.
He said the joint security tactical teams were immediately deployed in the area, and discovered that the bandits had divided themselves into different groups, as some of the bandits had moved to Fuka and Daza villages of Munya Local Government Area.
Abiodun said the tactical teams advanced to these areas where the hoodlums were fiercely engaged in gun battle and repelled.
He said the hoodlums later extended to Gwalo village, K/koro area of Paikoro, Local Government Area and the joint teams responded swiftly, with recovery of cattle from the bandits.
Abiodun said reinforcements were sent to Mutun-Daya village, via Gwada, Shiroro Local Government Area upon the receipt of information that another group of bandits was sighted in the area.
He said the bandits were equally engaged in gun duel and some of them were neutralized, while others escaped into the forest with gun shot injuries.
He said the State Commissioner of Police, CP Monday Bala Kuryas, led additional tactical reinforcement team from Minna to Sarkin-Pawa, Munya Local Government Area and normalcy was restored.
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