Only Gallant Security Officers Could Do This, Read!

Only gallant security officers could rise to the occasion the way that 6 security operates did recently in Katsina, and it is now kudos for them.

These gallant security officers, comprising Police, Army and the Nigerian Air Force personnel were swift in their counter operations, succeeding in rescuing 23 kidnapped victims and also recovering 74 stolen animals.

A combined team of security operatives have succeeded in killing six suspected bandits, rescued 23 kidnapped victims and recovered 74 rustled animals in Katsina State.

The Eagle reports that the Katsina police Command provided the details in a statement, signed by its Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah.

The statement asserted that the bandits about 30 in number, had laid siege to Lambo village, Wurma Ward, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina state armed with rifles.

“They killed two persons and kidnapped 17 women and six children,” but a counter move by a team of gallant security operatives, responding to a distress call immediately went after them.

According to the police, the counter move led to the blockage of all possible escape routes, leading to the reining in of the bandits.

Isah explained that the teams laid siege to the bandits between Ummadau and Kwayawa village leading to a fierce gun confrontation during which the gallant security officers overpowered the bandits.

“As a result of that, six bandits were killed and all the 23 kidnapped victims were rescued,” he said, in addition to the recovery of about 12 motorcycles that belonged to the bandits and one G3 rifle.

Also recovered according to Isah were 23 cows, 20 sheep and 31 goats.

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But the security outfits are not resting in their oars, the police spokesman said, but are intensifying surveillance towards arresting more suspects, and also forestalling other attacks.