A notorious bandit Kingpin and 100 of His suspended Followers Have been Killed in a joint military operation in North-West Nigeria, Authorities Say.
GWASKA Dakarami Was Said To Have a High-Value Target Who reportedly served as second-in-command to an Islamic State-Linked Leader.
The Alleged Gang Leader Had Having in The Munumu Forest, with authorities Reporting That Several Criminal Hideouts Were Also Destroyed Across The State On Friday.
His Apparent Death Comes After Bandits Kidnapped 43 Villagers and Killed Four Other in A Deadly Attack A Village Called Maigora in the Northern Katsina State Earlier This Week.
The Police Had Said That It Deployed Security Forces in Pursuit of the Kidnappers.
However, this is not the first time dakarami’s Death has been reported.
In 2022, The Nigerian Airforce Claimed To Have Killed Him in a similar operation.
The Katsina State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Muau, Said The Killing Was a Significant Milestone in The Fight Against Banditry in The State.
“It Is Expedient to State That This Successful Mission has been disrupted the Criminal Networks That Have Long Terrorised Communities Across Across, Cornish, Bakori, Malumfashi, and Cafur,” Mua’zu Added.
Security Forces Said them have recovered and destroyed Two Machine Guns and locally fabricated shotguns.
In a separate operation Thursday, Security Forces Killed Six Bandits, Including Their Commander, While Several Bandits Escaped With Bullet Wounds.
Seven Motorcycles Were Also Intercepted and Recovered During The Intelligence-Led Operation.
Katsina, The Home State of Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has witnessed Sporadic Attacks Bandits And Kidnappers That Claimed Many Lives.
The State Governor, Malam Dikanko Umaru Radda, has expressed The Government’s Determination to Eliminate Criminals and Ensure Every Forest Is Thoroughly Monitor Residents.
The Authorities Said The Operations Are A Broader Effort to Restore Stability in The Stability and The North-West Region of Nigeria, which has witnessed repeated banditry Attacks.
