Police Operatives Kill 50-Year-Old Notorious Bandit in Gun Battle
- Notorious bandit and crime lord Abdullahi Ummi has been killed by operatives of the Nigeria police in Katsina state
- According to the police command spokesman, the crime lord was killed during a gun battle with its officers
- The bandit who hailed from Gullu, a Hamlet in a forest in Yankwashi local government of Jigawa met his waterloo on Thursday, July 15
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Katsina state - The police command in Katsina state has confirmed the killing of one ‘Abdullahi Ummi’, who is said to be a notorious bandit.
The Guardian reports that the news of the death of Ummi was revealed by the police command spokesman, SP. Gambo Isa, in Katsina on Thursday, July 15.
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According to Isa, the 50-year-old from Gullu, a Hamlet in a forest in Yankwashi local government of Jigawa, had kidnapped an elderly woman, Hajiya Hassana Zubairu.
The spokesman explained that based on credible intelligence information, the criminal was trailed into the forest.
Isa according to The Sun said Ummi was killed in a gun battle while trying to escape in a motorcycle with the kidnapped old woman.
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Police kill bandit kingpin in Zamfara state
Earlier, the Zamfara police command revealed that a bandit has been eliminated. The criminal was the leader of a group in the state.
He was killed during a patrol by officers attached to operation Puff Adder II. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Mohammed Shehu, spokesman of the state police command.
He said a motorcycle, a military uniform, and an AK-47 rifle were also recovered during the operation.
Nigerian Air Force kills notorious bandit leader Rufa’i Maikaji
Meanwhile, the Kaduna state government has confirmed the killing of one ‘Rufai Maikaji’, who is said to be a notorious bandit with over a hundred fighters under his command.
The news of the death of Maikaji was revealed through a statement issued by the Kaduna state commissioner of internal security and home affairs, Samuel Aruwan, and seen by Legit.ng.
According to the statement, Maikaji and dozens of his fighters were neutralised during air interdictions around the fringes of Malul Forest in Igabi local government area of the state.
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