Security agents killed at least 10 armed bandits on Monday in some flash points in Kaduna State.
The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, said the security forces encountered the heavily armed bandits in Kwanan Bataru, on the outskirts of Fatika in Giwa local government area of the state and engaged them in a fire fight.
Aruwan said the security agents also rescued a hostage identified as Abubakar Usman during the operation.
He said, “During the firefight, 10 of the bandits were killed while several others escaped with gunshot injuries.”
Aruwan explained that the rescued hostage had been kidnapped in a neighboring state and was being held by bandits in the area. He said he was being debriefed after his rescue.