Three Bandits Neutralize As Police Launch Offensive Operation in Jangebe

From Babangida Abdullahi, Gusau

The Zamfara State Police Command has graded down three Bandits in Jangebe community of Talata Mafara Local Government Area in Zamfara state.

A statement by the police spokesperson DSP Yazid Abubakar said, Following the recent deployment of Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and CSK operational vehicles provided by the Zamfara State Government, the Command intensified offensive operations targeting forests and remote locations used as hideouts by bandits.

DSP Yazid said, a joint security team comprising operatives of the Violence Crime Response Unit (VCRU) of the State Police Command, and Civil Security Volunteers, under the leadership of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ahmad Muhammad Bello, conducted a coordinated anti-banditry operation in Taza, Wuya, and Gwaram villages within the Jangebe Forest axis of Anka Local Government Area.

“Upon arrival at the targeted locations, the team encountered heavily armed bandits who engaged the operatives with sophisticated weapons. A fierce gun battle ensued, during which the security team successfully overpowered the criminals.

“At the end of the operation, three bandits were neutralised, while several others escaped into the forest with suspected gunshot injuries. One suspect was arrested. The statement read.

Some of the recovered exhibits include three AK-47 rifles, twenty-three rounds of live ammunition, three magazines, and ten motorcycles.

The police spokesperson further said no casualties was recorded among the police operatives or supporting security personnel.

“The operation is particularly noteworthy as it marks the first security incursion and direct engagement against bandits within this axis of the Jangebe Forest, an area previously regarded as a stronghold of criminal elements. The statement read.

The Zamfara State Police Command remains resolute in its commitment to sustaining aggressive operations against banditry and other forms of criminality, with a view to restoring lasting peace and security across the state.