- About 50 hideouts in three camps belonging to armed bandits in Zamfara state have been destroyed by the police
- The force spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, said 104 bandits were also killed during an attack on Mahanga forest in the state
- Moshood further disclosed that 500 cattle and 79 sheep were recovered from the bandits
The Nigeria Police Force on Friday, November 30, declared that it has killed 104 armed bandits during an attack on Mahanga forest in Birnin Mogaji local government area of Zamfara state.
A statement by the force spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, in Abuja said 50 hideouts in three camps belonging to the bandits were also destroyed.
Moshood said that over 500 cattle and 79 Sheep were recovered from the bandits, adding that a policeman was killed during the operation.
He said that following the incessant attacks in the state, the inspector general of police on November 9, deployed a Police Joint Intervention Team of about 1,000 personnel comprising the seven Units of Police Mobile Force (PMF).
Other units are : Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (FSARS), Police Anti-Bomb (EOD) Squad and conventional policemen.
The spokesman said that the team which was headed by an assistant commissioner of police has been mandated to arrest and prosecute bandits, kidnap for ransom and cattle rustling gangs operating in parts of the state.
He said that since arrival, the team has arrested more than 85 suspects, recovered 27 AK-47 rifles and 52 locally fabricated rifles and other dangerous weapons, 269 cattle, 109 sheep already handed over to their owners.
Moshood said that to further consolidate on the successes achieved so far, the I-G on Nov.29 deployed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Department of Operations to coordinate the operation.
“Members of the public with any information or in distress in any part of Zamfara should call the following numbers 08037025670, 08033210966,08033312261,08123829666, 09053872244, 07082351758, 08091914752,“ he said
The president made the declaration after meeting with members of the Police Service Commission (PSC) on Monday, November 26, at the State House, Abuja.
President Buhari met with the board of PSC, led by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris.
In a series of tweets by Garba Shehu, the SSA on media and publicity, President Buhari said that his administration will continue to give attention to the welfare and operational needs of the NPF with a view to restoring its lost primacy in the internal security framework of the country.
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