Over 200 armed bandits were killed in a gun battle between members of the Joint Security Taskforce and bandits in Niger State in the last four days, according to the state government.
Mr. Emmanuel Umar, the state Commissioner for Local Government Chieftaincy Affairs and Internal Security, announced this while briefing reporters in Minna.
Ali Kawajo, Bello Janbros, Kachalla Halilu, and Bello Turji are the leaders of the four groups that the Joint State Security Taskforce engaged in crossfire, according to Umar.
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Sixty motorcycles were recovered, and an unknown number of cattle were returned to their owners, according to him. Between Sunday and Wednesday, he said, bandits were killed in the Rafi and Mariga local governments’ Kundu and Babanlaba axes, as well as other parts of the state.
The commissioner hinted that two security personnel had died in the fight against the bandits, but praised the Joint State Security Taskforce’s valiant efforts.
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