Police Kill 30 Hoodlums In Zamfara

Police operatives in Zamfara State on Tuesday killed no fewer than 30 hoodlums in Gobirawa, Gora, Rini and Madoti Dankule villages of Maradun and Bakura Local Government Areas of the state.

The state Police Command also renewed its offenses against banditry.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, In a statement explained that the operation followed a distress call it received about the simultaneous attacks in the areas.

“According to the police publicist, “On receipt of the distress call, Tactical Operatives of the Command comprising of Puff Adder, Special Forces, PMF and CTU led by the Commander 78 PMF arrived the scenes and engaged the attackers to a gun duel.

“As a result of the encounter, about 30 hoodlums were neutralised while others escaped to the forest with a possible gunshot wound”, the statement added.

Shehu said operatives discovered about 10 corpses of the villagers littered at the different areas., stressing that the mop-up operation is ongoing with a view to arresting the perpetrators of the dastardly act.

He informed that further details of the operation will be communicated in due course.

He urged  residents of the state to cooperate with security agencies in order to effectively fight criminal elements terrorising the people.

Meanwhile, the State Commissioner of Police has reiterated his warning to all the recalcitrant armed bandits to either surrender their arms and embrace peace or face the unpredictable consequences.

While thanking police personnel for their resilience, he asked them to defend themselves aggressively in any engagement with bandits and ensure that they dominate the ungoverned spaces on a continuous basis.