Troops ‘kill’ bandit leader, Kachalla, in Kogi forest, others flee

By Kingsley Omonobi

Troops of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army nether Operation ACCORD III, successful conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF), according to the military, person recorded different large breakthrough successful ongoing operations to escaped Kogi State of banditry and different transgression activities, with the sidesplitting of Babangida Kachalla, an alleged bandit kingpin.

A connection by Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, Spokesman of 12 Brigade, portion making this known yesterday, said, “On 11 September 2025, pursuing credible quality connected the question of bandits wrong Ofere Forest and Ayetoro Gbede area, the combined troops laid an ambush astatine a suspected bandit crossing point.

“Although archetypal interaction was not made, the troops, portion withdrawing to base, ran into an ambush staged by the criminals on their route.

“In the ensuing firefight, the gallant troops engaged the bandits with superior firepower, neutralizing 1 of the criminals.

“The troops thereafter searched the area, during which they recovered 1 afloat loaded magazine, 31 mobile phones, a humor unit machine, packs of Tramadol tablets, fetish charms, and the sum of ¦ 16,000 cash.

“Bloodstains observed astatine the country further suggested that respective different bandits escaped with gunshot wounds.

“Subsequent quality confirmed that among those who fled with gunshot wounds was Babangida Kachalla, a notorious bandit and second-in-command to Kachala Shuaibu, the person of a bandit radical operating wrong Masalaci Boka and Ofere Forest areas of Kogi State.

“He was aboriginal confirmed dead.

“Troops of 12 Brigade nether Operation ACCORD III proceed to predominate the country of work with patrols and ambushes aimed astatine wholly decimating bandits and different transgression elements wrong the boundaries of Kogi State.

“The morale and warring ratio of the troops stay precocious arsenic they prolong unrelenting unit connected the criminals.”

“The Nigerian Army reassures the bully radical of Kogi State of its determination to reconstruct lasting bid and security, portion encouraging citizens to supply timely and credible accusation to assistance ongoing operations.”

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