The Police, in Katsina State, have foiled an attack by hoodlums at Sabon-Garin Baure and Baure villages in Safana Local Government Area of the state.
This was disclosed, in a statement, issued by the Spokesman of the state’s police command, SP Gambo Isah, on Friday.
According to SP Isah, a group of bandits, numbering about 200 and armed with dangerous weapons, had stormed both villages on motorcycles while shooting sporadically.
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On receiving the information, the DPO immediately led teams of Operation PUFF ADDER to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a gun battle that lasted over an hour after which they succeeded in dislodging the hoodlums and chasing them out of the village.
The police also said its men recovered 200 cows, 300 goats and three motorcycles from the bandits.
Meanwhile, officers of the Operation PUFF ADDER are currently combing the fringes of Rugu forest to fish out the remnants of the hoodlums.
The command, however, enjoined members of the public to continue to partner with security agencies in the fight against crime and criminality in the state investigation is ongoing.
