The Guardian (Nigeria)

Security Operatives Foil Mass Kidnap Byterroris­ts In Kaduna

Apprehend One Bandit, Others Flee With Bullet Wounds

- From Saxone Akhaine, Kaduna

SECURITY operatives in Kaduna State have foiled attempt by terrorists to kidnap inhabitant­s of Giwa community, forcing the terrorists to flee with bullet wounds after gun battle with troops.

In a statement, the Kaduna Police Command said that: “On November 17, 2022, acting on informatio­n that some armed bandits on motorcycle­s were sighted along Galadimawa T umburku Road in Giwa Local Council, the Commission­er of Police, Yekini Ayoku Psc immediatel­y ordered the deplo yment of a combined Police detachment of Operation Whirl Punch along with special divisional team to clear the highway of the miscreants.”

The Police spokesman, DSP Muhammad Jalinge, said: “In the ensuing engagement, the bandits caved in to the superior fire power and profession­al tactical maneuver of the operatives as they scampered with varying degrees of bullet wounds.

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