Police repel attack in Katsina; kills four bandit

A bandit attack at Dangeza village, Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State has been repelled by police officers.

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The state police spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah revealed that four of the bandits were killed who the others fled into the forest with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.

Isah said:

“On Wednesday, at about 16:30 hrs, DPO of Batsari led a team of police personnel to Dengeza village, Batsari and successfully repelled bandits on a heinous mission.

The team engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun battle. The dogged, uncommon courage and tactical operational strategy adopted by the police made the bandits to flee into the forest with varying degrees of gunshot wounds.

In the course of profiling the scene, four corpses and three motorcycles were recovered”.

The police spokesperson also called for more collaboration between the police and members of the public.