How DSS, police operation ‘foiled bandit attack’ in Katsina

A joint security operation has reportedly foiled a planned bandit attack on Dan Takuri village in Danmusa LGA of Katsina state. 

According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the Katsina police command, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Katsina State Community Watch Corps (KSCWC) were involved in the operation. 

The publication quoted DSS intelligence operatives as saying the operation took place at about 12:30 pm on Saturday. 

In a statement seen by TheCable on Sunday, Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the Katsina police spokesperson, said an intelligence report from the DSS had indicated that a group of armed bandits had assembled at Maijele Mountain, preparing to launch an attack.

“Upon receipt of the information, promptly, a joint team of police operatives and members of the KSCWC led by the DPO Danmusa stormed the mountain where the suspected armed bandits were assembling,” he said.

Aliyu added that one of the bandits was killed, while others escaped with gunshot wounds.

“A fierce gun duel ensued, resulting in the neutralisation of one of the armed bandits due to the superior tactics and firepower of the operatives, as several others escaped with various degrees of injuries,” he added.

The Katsina police spokesperson said a search of the scene led to the recovery of one AK-47 rifle with three rounds of 7.62mm ammunition, an unregistered red Boxer motorcycle, 50 wraps of suspected Indian hemp, 32 bottles of soft drinks, a cutlass, and various dangerous drugs.