Operatives of the Katsina Police Command in the early hours of Friday repelled terrorists’ attack in Kurfi Local Government Area of the state, killing two members of the gang in the process.
The police also recovered domestic animals earlier rustled by the terrorists and one operational motorcycle.
The Command’s spokesman, Gambo Isah, confirmed the incident, which he said, happened at Dagwarwa village.
He explained, “Today, Friday, April 14, 2023, at about 1.30am, a distress call was received that terrorists in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK-47 rifles, attacked the residence of one Sarkin Fulani in Danmarke village, Dagwarwa district, Kurfi Local Government Area of Katsina State.
“Consequently, DPO Kurfi Division, led police patrol teams to the area, engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and successfully repelled them. In the course of scanning the scene, two bandits were neutralised (killed) and all the rustled cows recovered.”
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