Operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command have apprehended a notorious bandit, Muhammad Bello, during an operation in Kidandan, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
Bello, a 30-year-old from the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, is a close associate of the infamous bandit Dogo Haliru. Together, they have orchestrated numerous attacks in Zamfara, Katsina, and along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. His arrest was made possible through credible intelligence gathered by operatives of Operation Yaki.
This information was revealed in a statement on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer of the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mansir Hassan.
Additionally, the police rescued three kidnapped victims during a confrontation with bandits on the Kidandan–Dogon Dawa Road in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area.
According to the statement, police operatives stationed at Kidandan received a distress call reporting that armed bandits had blocked the Kidandan-Dogon Dawa Road and kidnapped an unspecified number of people.
In a swift response, the Divisional Police Officer in the area immediately dispatched personnel from the Police Mobile Force, who were attached to Operation Whirl Punch in Galadimawa. Upon arrival, the police operatives engaged the bandits in a gunfight.
Although the bandits managed to deflate two tires of the police Armoured Personnel Vehicle, the police team successfully rescued three kidnapped victims: Ashiru Abubakar from Batagarawa Local Government Area of Katsina State, Ahmed Ibrahim from Dutsen Ma, Katsina State, and Shehu Kabiru from Kidandan.