The Police Command in Katsina State says it has successfully killed a suspected bandit in Ketare Ward, Kankara Local Government Area (LGA).
The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on Tuesday, said one AK-47 rifle was also discovered.
According to the police spokesman, the team successfully tracked the assailants down to Bulunkuza village, where they gallantly engaged them in a fierce gun duel, forcing the criminals to abandon their plan and flee the scene.
Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Aliyu Abubakar-Musa, has commended the operatives and urged members of the public to continue providing the command with timely information on suspected criminal activities for prompt and decisive actions.