In the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, four notorious bandits were killed in a valley known as ‘Maikwandaraso.’

According to reports, the military used a ground and air assault on the four identified bandits’ enclaves to neutralize them.

The names of the bandits who were neutralized were Alili Bandiro, Dayyabu Bala, Bala Nagwarjo, and Sulele Bala, according to Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the news yesterday.

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Several other bandits, he claims, were eliminated in the same air and ground offensive cycle.

Maikwandaraso is close to Karshi village and shares borders with the infamous Kawara and Malul forests, both of which are located in the same Igabi LGA and have been identified as a hotbed of bandit camps and hideouts.

According to the Commissioner, Governor Nasir el-Rufai was ecstatic when he received word of the military’s valor in defeating the bandits.