Three killed as police, bandits engage in gun duel on Kaduna-Abuja highway

The Kaduna police command says its operatives foiled an attack and killed a “notorious” bandit on Kaduna-Abuja highway on Thursday.

Mohammed Jalige, the command public relations officer, made this known during a briefing in Kaduna.

He said a commercial bus driver and his conductor were killed during a gun duel between the police and the bandits.

“At about 7am the command received a distress call at about 5:45a.m that some bandits in large number blocked Kaduna-Abuja highway close to a bridge along Kasarami village and were shooting at motorists,” Jalige said.

“The command immediately mobilised personnel of Operation Puff Adder I at Rijana Nipping Point and they responded swiftly and engaged the bandits in a fierce gun duel.

“This resulted in the death of one of the bandits while others scampered into forest with varying degrees of gun wounds.

“Unfortunately, a commercial driver and his conductor of a vehicle with Reg. No. Lagos KDR 602 XF were caught up in the crossfire and both lost their lives.”

Jalige said the security risk level has been raised and all personnel on the expressway have been placed on red alert to prevent any further attack.

He said in spite of the incident, motorists are now plying the road freely.