Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody Katsina attack
Security forces said intelligence led to an ambush that killed more than 60 suspected bandits and four vigilantes and hunters.
- In an intelligence-led operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, security forces killed over 60 armed bandits, including kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki, following a planned reprisal attack on local communities.
- Over 200 armed bandits led by Idi Abasu Aiki stormed Guga village, allegedly seeking retaliation for an earlier confrontation in Dawan Laila where local hunters inflicted heavy losses on the group.
- Operatives of the DSS carried out the operation, supported by members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and specially trained local hunters who intercepted the attackers.
- The confrontation resulted in 14 top commanders killed among the bandits, though four members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and local hunters also died during the intense exchange.
- Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the targeted group, linked to several violent attacks across Katsina and Zamfara States, walked into a trap set by the DSS using precise intelligence.
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Nigeria: Bandit Kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki, 60 Others Killed in Katsina Raid
A notorious bandit leader, Idi Abasu Aiki, and more than 60 other suspected bandits were reportedly killed during an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
Bandit kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki, 60 others killed in Katsina raid
Makama said the operation was launched after intelligence indicated that over 200 armed bandits, allegedly led by Aiki, were mobilising for a reprisal attack on communities accused of collaborating with local security groups protecting villages in the area. The post Bandit kingpin Idi Abasu Aiki, 60 others killed in Katsina raid appeared first on Vanguard News.
Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody Katsina attack
More than 60 suspected bandits, including a notorious kingpin identified as Idi Abasu Aiki, were reportedly killed during an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, following what authorities described as a planned reprisal attack on communities in the area. The development was reported by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to […] Bandit Kingpin, 60 others dead as DSS, vigilante foil bloody …
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