The Katsina
State Police Command on Friday (yesterday) morning, successfully repelled
attacks from a group of armed hoodlums who besieged the ancient town of Daura,
killing five of them.
In a press
state, the Police Force spokesman, Frank Mba said that policemen repelled
bandits who carried out coordinated attacks on police facilities and banks.
Mba said: “After a long gun battle with the hoodlums,
the criminals were over-powered by the Police. The exceptional display of
courage and gallantry by the Policemen resulted in the death of five of the
heavily armed gang and the inflicting of severe injuries on dozens of others
who managed to escape with bullet wounds, abandoning their weapons in the
process.
“Weapons and other items recovered by the Police
from the gang included: twelve (12) AK-47 rifles, fifteen (15) AK 47 magazines,
fifteen (15) Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), as well as two vehicles (Golf
and a Toyota saloon car) used by the hoodlums as operational vehicles.
“Meanwhile, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar, commended the
efforts of the Katsina State Police Command for repelling and foiling the
criminal attacks.
“He enjoined the Nigeria Police officers not to relent
in their efforts at combating all forms of crime and criminality, until the
battle against terrorism is won. While assuring Nigerians of the
readiness of the Force to live up to its constitutional responsibility of
ensuring the safety of the citizenry, the IGP urged the public to promptly
report any suspicious movement to the Police and other sister security
agencies. Investigation into the incident has since commenced.
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