Police Kill 2 Bandit Kingpins, Rescue Victims In Abuja

Police successful the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday announced the sidesplitting of a wanted bandit leader, Abdullahi Umar (alias Duna) and his lieutenant, Buba Ahmadi (alias killer) and Habi Sule (alias Maikudi) aft a weapon duel.

Two vigilante members were wounded successful the  process and 1 of them, Bako Pwaza, aboriginal died astatine the National Hospital, Abuja.

The commissioner of police, Ajao Adewale, disclosed this to journalists astatine the command’s headquarters.

He said connected Monday, the bid received a study of hoodlums attacking Kpobi and Kpaduma 3 villages successful Guzape country of the FCT.

The attackers attempted to kidnap 2 young women, but failed owed to a coordinated effect squad led by himself, the lawman commissioner of constabulary successful complaint of operations, the Rapid Response Squad commandant and different officers, starring to the rescue of the women.

He said connected Wednesday, the aforesaid radical of bandits struck again astatine Karu, wherever 1 Nafiu Idris, a subordinate of unit of the Federal Capital Territory Authority, Department of Urban Affairs, was abducted.

But the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, successful synergy with the Guards Brigade of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Department of State Services, hunters and vigilantes launched a clearance cognition which paid disconnected connected Thursday erstwhile the information operatives stormed the bandits’ hideout successful Zinda Forest, down the Nigerian Army Estate successful Kurudu, bordering Nasarawa State.

The commissioner added that the pack engaged the operatives successful a fierce weapon battle.

He said, “Our squad overpowered them. Three of the notorious criminals, including their wanted leader, Abdullahi Umar and his lieutenants, Buba Ahmadi and Habi Sule were neutralized.”

Two AK-49 rifles with breach numbers 1983 NK 2202 and 1975 SW0924, 2 magazines with 7 rounds of 7.62mm unrecorded ammunition, 2 Itel handsets, ATM cards and different items were seized from them.

He added that probe revealed that the pack leader, Duna, was liable for aggregate kidnappings successful Karu, Guzape, Kpobi, Army Estate Kurudu and respective locations successful Nasarawa State.