Volunteers led us to hideouts of bandits – Security operatives
Security operatives in an operation which led to the killing of no fewer than 30 bandits in Kaduna and Niger states have revealed that some volunteers led them to the camps and hideouts of the bandits.
Firearms, including automatic rifles, AK47, AK49 and two rocket-propelled guns were recovered from the bandits during the special operation.
It was gathered that the personnel, comprising mobile policemen and soldiers, stormed the hoodlums’ hideouts in Birnin Gwari and Rijana communities in Kaduna State and Kagara in Niger State.
Sources disclosed to newsmen that 15 persons who supplied information to the bandits were also apprehended in the Kaduna metropolis, adding that they were currently undergoing interrogation.
A community chief in the Rijana area was also arrested for allegedly conniving with the criminals in the area.
On how they were able to conquer the bandits, an operative who took part in the joint security operation said, “Some volunteers led us to the camps and hideouts of the bandits in Kaduna and Niger States. The bandits had left some of the camps before we got there, abandoning huge quantities of food, motorcycles and clothes.
“During the operation, we were able to eliminate over 30 bandits and arrested 15 informants. Some of our men sustained injuries during the exchange of gunfire with the hoodlums.”
The source further revealed, “The government paid the volunteers who led the operatives to the camps; this is what we have been advocating for a long time. Appreciating support from the civil populace would boost the war against insurgency and other criminality in the country.”
According to reports, the operation against the bandits would be sustained till November.
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