A notorious bandit leader, Idi Abasu Aiki, and more than 60 of his fighters were killed on Sunday in an intelligence-led security operation in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The joint raid was carried out by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), backed by members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and specially trained local hunters, according to security analyst Zagazola Makama.
Intelligence reports indicated that more than 200 armed bandits, led by Aiki and reinforced by fighters linked to the Ado Aleru gang from neighbouring Zamfara State, had moved into Guga village. The group was preparing a reprisal attack on communities accused of supporting local security outfits protecting nearby villages.
The planned assault was believed to be retaliation for an earlier clash in Dawan Laila village, where local hunters had inflicted heavy casualties on the bandits.
Security forces, acting on prior intelligence, set an ambush. “The over 200 armed bandits literally walked into a trap. Over 60 of them, including Idi Abasu Aiki and 14 of their top commanders, didn’t come out of that trap alive,” Makama said.
Four members of the Katsina State Community Vigilantes and local hunters died in the exchange of gunfire.
After the confrontation, security personnel conducted clearance operations in the area and recovered weapons and other items abandoned by the fleeing bandits.
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