By Amos Tauna Bandits in their hideouts around Kagarko, Iche, Taka-Lafiya Gidan Makeri and Jangala communities in Kaduna State are s...
By Amos Tauna
Bandits in their hideouts around Kagarko, Iche, Taka-Lafiya
Gidan Makeri and Jangala communities in Kaduna State are said to have fled
after over 100 troops invaded the forest in the Kagarko Local Government Area.
Many communities in Kagarko Chiefdom had been under siege by
bandits who have been abducting residents and farmers, making life unbearable
for the people.
Following the presence of the troops, who raided their
hideouts and some rural communities and arrested some suspected informants, the
situation had been contained and relative peace had returned to the area.
A traditional title holder in Kagarko, Suleiman Aliyu, said
the troops, who drove into Kagarko town at about 11 a.m. on Wednesday in Hilux
vans, trucks and motorcycles, moved straight to Iche, Taka-Lafiya, Gidan Makeri
and Janjala villages around the forest to hunt down the bandits.
According to him, “the troops moved in after they got
intelligence information that some fleeing bandits from the far north were
relocating to form a camp around some villages in the area.”
Aliyu, who hailed the efforts of the troops, explained that
after some informants were arrested, residents of Kagarko Chiefdom have been
relieved, with residents going about their legitimate businesses.
A source from the palace of the Emir of Kagarko also
confirmed that some troops in their large numbers entered the forest, possibly
raiding the bandits’ hideouts.
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