- The annihilation of the bandits, who were operating between the Bauchi and Plateau states borders, followed a credible information received regarding their suspicious activities
Eight bandits have been killed by security operatives in Bauchi State, the police have said.
The bandits were neutralised in a joint operation by the police in the north east State and local hunters.
Three kidnapped victims were also rescued during the operation carried out on April 22, 2024.
According to a statement issued on Thursday by the spokesman of the command, SP Ahmed Wakil, the annihilation of the bandits, who were operating between the Bauchi and Plateau states borders, followed a credible information received regarding their suspicious activities.
Wakil disclosed that the detectives deployed from Gumau, Tilde, and Tulu divisions encountered armed bandits during their routine patrol and engaged them in a firefight, resulting in the killing of four suspected kidnappers.
Two of the suspects, who later died, confessed to multiple kidnapping incidents across Bauchi and Plateau states, including the heinous killing of a village head in Ruruwai village, Lame District, Toro LGA, Bauchi State, on March 17, 2024.
“Based on the information provided by the late suspects, the detectives proceeded to the kidnappers’ hideout to rescue three kidnapped victims from Dokayel village, who were taken captive on April 20, 2024.
“In a subsequent firefight with the remaining accomplices guarding the hostages, four kidnappers were also neutralised and the three captives were safely rescued without any ransom paid,” the statement partly reads