Security operatives in Kaduna State have killed several suspected bandits and arrested gunrunners during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts, recovering no fewer than 30 firearms in coordinated operations across the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Muhammad, disclosed this during a press briefing in Kaduna on Monday, outlining successes recorded within the last two weeks.
CP Muhammad said the operations were part of sustained intelligence-led offensives targeting bandits’ camps and criminal hideouts in Kajuru, Tafa, Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas of the State.
According to him, several camps were dislodged during gun battles between operatives and the suspects, leading to the neutralisation of some, while others reportedly fled with gunshot wounds.
“As a result of these operations, several suspected notorious bandits were arrested, and five gunrunners were apprehended. A significant cache of arms and ammunition was also recovered,” the CP said.
Items recovered, he said, included three English-made AK-47 rifles, 21 fabricated firearms, one SMG rifle, two English-made pistols and four locally fabricated pistols.
He added that a large quantity of hard drugs suspected to have been supplied to criminal elements was also seized during the raids.
