Troops Kill Notorious Bandits’ Leader In Kogi

Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army nether Operation ACCORD III, successful conjunction with Other Hybrid Forces (OHF), person killed a notorious bandit person successful Kogi State identified arsenic Babangida Kachala.

The acting adjunct director, Army Public Relations,12 Brigade Nigerian Army, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, disclosed this successful a connection yesterday.

Abdullahi said connected September 11, pursuing credible quality study connected the question of bandits wrong the Ofere wood and Ayetoro Gbede wide area, the combined troops laid an ambush astatine a suspected bandit crossing point.

He added, “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, neutralising 1 of the criminals. The troops thereafter exploited the area, during which they recovered 1 afloat loaded magazine, 31 mobile phones, a humor unit machine, packs of Tramadol tablets, fetish charms and ₦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 Kachala, 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.”

He added that troops continued 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.

According to him, the morale and warring ratio of the troops stay precocious arsenic they prolong unrelenting unit connected the criminals.

The brigade assured of its determination to reconstruct lasting bid and security, portion encouraging citizens to supply timely and credible accusation to assistance ongoing operations.