August 19, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command, on Friday, repelled a suspected bandits’ attack on Wapa village, in Kurfi Local Government Area of the State.
Spokesperson of the Command, SP Gambo Isah, in a statement on Friday, said many of the attackers were killed, several others severely injured, while two kidnapped victims were rescued.
According to Gambo, “the incident occurred on Friday, at about 0100hrs, after a distress call was received that terrorists, numbering twenty-four (24) on motorbikes and shooting sporadically with AK-47 rifles, attacked the village and kidnapped Aminu Wapa and Wada Sale.
“Upon receipt of the information, the State Police Command deployed its tactical teams to the area and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel.”
Gambo said a team of police officers is still combing the area with a view to arresting the wounded terrorists and recovering their dead bodies.
He said, the State Police Commissioner, CP Idrisu Dabban Dauda, appreciated the efforts of the personnel in repelling the terrorists. He further urged the public to continue to cooperate with security agencies in the ongoing campaign against terrorists in the state.
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